ethyl alcohol; spirits of wine
Technical term for ethyl alcohol, often used in chemistry, medicine, and industrial contexts. In everyday language, アルコール is more common.
Ethyl alcohol is used for disinfection.
この溶液には酒精が含まれている。
This solution contains ethyl alcohol.
fortified wine
Compound of 酒 (sake, alcohol) and 精 (essence, spirit), literally 'alcohol essence'. The term was coined in the Meiji period as a technical translation for ethyl alcohol.