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DENATURED ALCOHOL [19 records]

Record 1 2018-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Taxation
DEF

Ethyl alcohol made unfit for drinking but still suitable for industrial or domestic purposes and freed from internal revenue tax in many countries ...

OBS

The most commonly used denaturants, either alone or in combination, are the following: methanol, camphor, Aldehol, amyl alcohol, gasoline, isopropanol ... Denaturants, particularly methanol, may modify and increase toxic symptoms caused by ingestion and exposure to fumes.

OBS

Not to be confused with "methylated spirit"(q. v.), a specific designating alcohol denatured with methanol.

OBS

denatured alcohol : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Alcool éthylique dans lequel on a dissous divers produits (méthylènes) desquels il est pratiquement inséparable pour le rendre impropre à la consommation ou le détourner, surtout pour des raisons fiscales, de sa destination primitive.

OBS

alcool dénaturé : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Sistema tributario
OBS

Alcohol etílico al que se adicionan sustancias tóxicas, como metanol o benceno, a fin de evitar su consumo por el hombre. Muy tóxico por ingestión.

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Record 2 2010-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
CONT

Section 217 of the Act makes it an offence to contravene section 90 — authorized use or disposal of non-duty-paid packaged alcohol by a licensed user.

OBS

(Denatured Alcohol Regulations/Règlement sur l'alcool dénaturé)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Standards and Regulations (Chemistry)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Taxation
DEF

Alcohol to which have been added small amounts of substances (as methanol, benzene, or acetaldehyde) that do not prevent its use in industry and the arts for specialized purposes (as for solvents).

CONT

denatured alcohol : Ethyl alcohol to which another liquid has been added to make it unfit to use as a beverage(chiefly for tax reasons). In the U. S. it may be either Completely Denatured(CDA), usually by the use of the toxic methyl alcohol, or Specially Denatured(SDA). The number of formulations authorized officially for making SDA have been reduced to four(Nos. 40, 40A, 40B and 40C). They include the following denaturants :... SDA 40A must contain sucrose octa-acetate plus tert-butyl alcohol;....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes et réglementation (Chimie)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Fiscalité
OBS

alcool dénaturé : alcool éthylique dans lequel on a dissous divers produits (méthylènes) desquels il est pratiquement inséparable pour le rendre impropre à la consommation ou le détourner, surtout pour des raisons fiscales, de sa destination primitive.

OBS

En anglais, l'abréviation courante pour désigner les alcools spécialement dénaturés est «SDAG», pour «specially denatured alcohol, grade XYZ», et, en français, «ASDQ» pour «alcool spécialement dénaturé, qualité XYZ ...». À chaque catégorie américaine correspond une codification canadienne, déterminée par Douanes et Accise. Par exemple, le SDA de formule 40 correspond, chez nous, au ASD de qualité 1-B. Chacune des formules (SDA 40, 40A, etc.) constitue donc, pour ainsi dire, une appellation propre. Renseignements obtenus auprès d'un représentant de la compagnie «Les alcools de commerce Ltée» de Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Customs and Excise
CONT

Every person who deodorizes or clarifies... any denatured alcohol or specially denatured alcohol... is guilty of an indictable offence and liable, for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars...

OBS

(art. 253, Excise Act / Loi sur l’accise)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Douanes et accise
DEF

Dépouiller (un corps) de son odeur au moyen d'un traitement approprié.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

[A] solution of copal or other gums in denatured alcohol applied on a direct roller coating machine to printed forms, such as can labels, for protection and also to increase gloss, [requiring] the use of a hard-sized, dense paper to resist the penetration of the varnish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
CONT

If you see a chemical compound with the "ol" as a suffix its an alcohol. You can have a low molecular weight alcohol like methanol(CH3OH) or a high molecular weight alcohol like glycerol(CH2OH·CHOH·CH2OH). What they all have in common is what chemists call a functional group-in this case it's the OH group-called a hydroxyl group. The number of hydroxyl groups determine whether it's an alcohol or a polyol(containing more than one hydroxyl groups). The most common ones are what chemists call the lower alcohols. In order of increasing molecular weight they are :-Methanol.... Ethanol.... Pure,(undenatured) alcohol.... SDA [which] is the most important commercial from of ethanol.... Industrial alcohol.... CDA [which] is completely denatured alcohol.... Propanol.... Butanol.

CONT

The physical properties of alcohols are influenced by the OH group. The lower alcohols are liquids, miscible with water and other hydrogen bonded liquids.

CONT

The lower alcohols, e.g. methanol, ethanol, are water-like liquids. They dissolve well in water, less well in other solvents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
OBS

(of denatured alcohol)(al. 8(a), Denatured Alcohol Regulations/Règlement sur l'alcool dénaturé)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
CONT

Alcool de mauvaise qualité.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Taxation
DEF

Alcohol to which have been added sufficient malodorous and obnoxious substances (as products from the destructive distillation of wood or from petroleum) to prevent completely its use or recovery for beverage purposes but not for many industrial uses (as for an antifreeze).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Fiscalité
CONT

L'alcool complètement dénaturé n'est pas soumis à l'impôt.

OBS

Voir aussi «alcool dénaturé».

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Taxation
CONT

Denatured rubbing alcohol is very effective for cleaning shower tiles, and it leaves them sparkling.

OBS

denatured alcohol : ethyl alcohol made unfit for drinking but still suitable for industrial or domestic purposes and freed from internal revenue tax in many countries(as the U. S.) : as... completely denatured alcohol [and] specially denatured alcohol [see those records].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Fiscalité
OBS

dénaturer : Mélanger à certaines substances (notamment l'alcool), pour lesquelles l'État a consenti des réductions de droits, d'autres substances qui les rendent impropres à leur destination ordinaire.

OBS

Voir aussi «alcool dénaturé», «alcool spécialement dénaturé» et «alcool complètement dénaturé».

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Taxation
DEF

Alcohol denatured with methanol.

OBS

According to the Oxford dictionary, methylated spirit contains about ten per cent of pyroxylic spirit and is the form in which alcohol is most commonly employed for industrial purposes.

OBS

See also the record for "denatured alcohol. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Fiscalité
CONT

L'alcool méthylé [est] très largement utilisé comme solvant dans l'industrie [...]

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Winemaking
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

In most countries, beverage alcohol is highly taxed and to make the product available for nonbeverage purposes, denaturants will be added.... Thousands of nonbeverage industrial and commercial produts, notably food extracts, toiletries, pharmaceuticals, solvents, and cleaning products, contain denatured ethyl alcohol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Industrie vinicole
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Ensemble des eaux-de-vie et de la partie des alcools industriels servant à la fabrication des liqueurs, confiseries, etc.

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Official Documents
OBS

Publication number E584 of Revenue Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Documents officiels
OBS

Publication numéro E584 de Revenu Canada.

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Beverages
OBS

Pursuant to the Excise Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Douanes et accise
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

En vertu de la Loi sur l'accise.

Spanish

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Record 14 1994-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
OBS

(art. 2, Denatured Alcohol Regulations/Règlement sur l'alcool dénaturé)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise

Spanish

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Record 15 1994-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
OBS

(par. 7(1), Denatured Alcohol Regulations/Règlement sur l'alcool dénaturé)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise

Spanish

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Record 16 1994-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Excise Act, revokes the Labelling of Specially Denatured Alcohol and Denatured Alcohol Regulations, 1987 December 15, 1993

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'accise, abroge le Règlement de 1987 sur l'étiquetage de l'alcool dénaturé ou spécialement dénaturé le 15 décembre 1993

Spanish

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Record 17 1993-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Finishing
DEF

Technique for repairing scratched and alligatored surfaces in shellac and lacquer finishes by saturating the surface with denatured alcohol until the old finish melts.(Furniture Repair and Restoration, 1981).

CONT

Reamalgamation ... is the cure for a lacquer finish that has blushed, crazed or cracked. (The Furniture Doctor, 1983, p. 26).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition du bois
DEF

Technique qui consiste à diluer la surface de la pellicule et à retoucher l'éraflure avec la laque ainsi diluée, considérée comme une excellente méthode. (Manuel complet de l'ameublement, 1978).

Spanish

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Record 18 1993-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Excise Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'accise

Spanish

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Record 19 1982-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
OBS

These are required of users of either pure or denatured alcohol such as manufacturers of perfumes, soaps and pharmaceutical preparations. The alcohol is stored "in bond" which means that it is in a locked compartment and may not be opened unless an official of the Department of National Revenue is present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
OBS

Ils sont exigés de la part de fabricants de parfums, de savons ou de produits pharmaceutiques qui se servent d'alcool pur ou dénaturé dans leurs préparations. L'alcool est entreposé dans des locaux fermés à clés qui ne peuvent être ouverts qu'en présence d'un fonctionnaire du Ministère national du revenu.

Spanish

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