Ardent spirit
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Ardent spirits ( ethyl alcohol ), in alchemy , are those liquors obtained after repeated distillations from fermented vegetables . They are thus called because they will take fire and burn. Examples include brandy , spirits of wine , etc.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chambers, Ephraim , ed. (1728). "Ardent spirit". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
- "Ardent spirit" . The Incompleat Chymist . Archived from the original on 2005-12-22 . Retrieved 2006-01-22 .