Spirit

{spir* ’ -it)[spiritus ’, breath, from spirare, to breathe]. I. The soul. 2. An alcoholic solution of a volatile substance. See Spiritus. 3. Alcohol. S., Corn-, whisky obtained by the distillation of corn. S., Potato-, whisky obtained by the distillation of potatoes. S., Proof-, diluted alcohol (Alcohol dilutum, U. S. P.; Spiritus tenuior, B. P.) containing about 41 per cent, by weight of absolute ethyl alcohol. S., Rectified, (Spiritus rectificatus, B. P.), containing 16 per cent, of water. s. 593