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2. White spirit - Wikipedia

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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]

3. Turpentine - Wikipedia

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   Spirits of turpentine, called camphine, was burned in lamps with glass chimneys in the 1830s through the 1860s. Turpentine blended with grain alcohol was known as burning fluid. Both were used as domestic lamp fuels, gradually replacing whale oil, until kerosene, gas lighting and electric lights began to predominate.

4. Paint thinner - Wikipedia

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   White spirit, also called mineral spirits; Acetone, often called nail varnish remover; Turpentine; Naphtha; Toluene; Lacquer thinner; Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) Dimethylformamide (DMF) Glycol ethers, such as 2-Butoxyethanol; Less common solvents used as paint thinner, but still used in the construction industry include: [4] Ethylbenzene; Xylene ...

5. How to Easily Remove Paint Stains From Your Carpet—No ... - AOL

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   If the soap and water method isn’t sufficient for the stain, Osborne recommends trying mineral spirits, a petroleum-derived turpentine substitute. 1. Pour a small amount of mineral spirits onto ...

6. Talk:Mineral spirits - Wikipedia

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   Please note that Mineral Turpentine and White Spirits/Mineral Spirits are not equivalent. Mineral Turpentine generally has a very high aromatic content while WS/MS can be specified to be low in aromatics. The two are often put to different uses, Low aromatic WS/MS burns with a hot, clean flame and so can be used in stoves and as a fuel in ...

7. Petroleum benzine - Wikipedia

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   Phenix further points out, "To all intents and purposes, petroleum benzine appears synonymous with petroleum spirit." Petroleum spirit is generally considered to be the fractions between the very lightest hydrocarbons, petroleum ether, and the heavier distillates, mineral spirits.

8. Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

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   That equals about 12 ounces of regular beer (at 5% alcohol; some light beers have less) or 5 ounces of wine (at 12% alcohol) or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (at 40% alcohol or 80 proof ...

9. List of alchemical substances - Wikipedia

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   Fool's gold – a mineral, iron disulfide or pyrite; can form oil of vitriol on contact with water and air. Fulminating silver – principally, silver nitride, formed by dissolving silver(I) oxide in ammonia. Very explosive when dry. Fulminating gold – a number of gold based explosives which "fulminate", or detonate easily.