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A 2-litre (3.5 imp pt) container of white spirit. White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) [note 1] or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA), turpentine substitute, and petroleum spirits, is a petroleum-derived clear liquid used as a common organic solvent in painting. [1]
Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc , which also owns B&Q , and is listed on the London Stock Exchange .
The article on naphtha says it's the same except that in UK white spirit is something completely different. Unfortunately the present article does not currently expound on this. __meco 08:15, 20 July 2007 (UTC) White spirit is not Naptha. Naptha is a generic name for a certain fraction of oil. White spirit compounds are from this fraction.
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[1] [2] It is industrially prepared by the acid-catalyzed condensation of methyl mercaptan, the main aromatic compound in both halitosis and foot odor and a secondary compound in flatulence, [3] with formaldehyde. 2 CH 3 SH + H 2 C=O → CH 3 SCH 2 SCH 3 + H 2 O. 2,4-Dithiapentane is found as an aromatic component in some truffle varieties.
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2,6-Dimethylpyrazine is also used as flavor additive and odorant in foods such as cereals [6] and products such as cigarettes. It occurs naturally in baked potato, black or green tea, crispbread, French fries, malt, peated malt, raw asparagus, roasted barley, roasted filberts or pecans, squid, wheat bread, wild rice (Zizania aquatica), and wort. [6]