petroleum ether / plural of petroleum spirit

(UK, idiomatic) The spirit of the British public pulling together to overcome times of adversity.

An archaic Creole once spoken by the Maroon people of Jamaica during rituals of spirit possession.

Strong distilled alcoholic liquor or whiskey.

Denatured ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol. Denaturing is achieved by the addition of methyl alcohol, frequently additional materials are added to give smell and colour to the substance.

Alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% by volume.

Joyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.

Alternative form of methylated spirit

(idiomatic) Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself. / Someone or something with which one feels connected.

A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol, ethanol or denatured alcohol.