Normally the liquid used is either a spirit or another form of alcohol, which is where they get their alternate name, the spirit level.
Brandy is known as a spirit, and that comes from distilling wine. The alcohol content is around 35 - 60 percent.
White spirit evaporate faster.
Spirits, of course. Hence the name. (I'm not being metaphysical here; by "spirits" I mean "ethylated spirits" or "methylated spirits", aka "booze" or "wood alcohol".) You could also burn rubbing alcohol in them, but this won't work as well since most rubbing alcohol is about 30% water ... which of course doesn't burn.
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Alcohol mixed with water is generically called grog.
Because the tube is partly filled with coloured spirit or alcohol so the air bubble is more visible.
Normally the liquid used is either a spirit or another form of alcohol, which is where they get their alternate name, the spirit level.
In Scotland and Ireland it is called Poiteen. Pronounced *potcheen* This is a Gaelic word.
Alcoholic spirit refers to distilled beverages with high alcohol content, such as vodka, rum, whiskey, and gin. These spirits are typically produced through a process of distillation from fermented grains, fruits, or other ingredients.
spirit lamp
COntains alcohol
Booze.
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alcohol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everclear_(alcohol) Everclear- 190 proof Actually there is an alcohol that is more potent then Everclear, it is a Polish Vodka called Polmos Spirytus Rektyfikowany (Rectified Spirit) It is 192 Proof 96% alcohol. You can't get the remaining 4% alcohol out of it as that is the limit. Nothing is higher. I have a bottle and also a few bottles of 190 Proof Everclear. BOTH are ridiculously powerful.
Alcohol, you mean ethanol (spirit) I suppose, is C2H5OH Water : H2O