Difference between revisions of "Industrial methylated spirits"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The British equivalent to [ | + | The British equivalent to [[denatured alcohol]]. Industrial methylated spirits (IMS) contains approximately 95% [[ethyl alcohol|ethanol]] with 5% [[methyl alcohol|methanol]]. It is used as a solvent and a thinner. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 16 January 2014
Description
The British equivalent to Denatured alcohol. Industrial methylated spirits (IMS) contains approximately 95% ethanol with 5% methanol. It is used as a solvent and a thinner.
Synonyms and Related Terms
IMS; methylated spirits; denatured alcohol
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 301
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998