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white spirit

n
(Elements & Compounds) a colourless liquid obtained from petroleum and used as a substitute for turpentine
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white spirit

turpentine
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white spirit

white spirit

nacquaragia (sintetica)
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The list of toxic ingredients includes: paracetamol, anti-freeze, white spirit, Benzalkonium chloride (a common ingredient in household disinfectant), slug pellets, weed killers, rodent poison and other toxic cleaners.
AviAaAaAeA n was named Best Tasting Unaged White Spirit and Best Tasting Tequi in the World at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
The Customs I and I Multan has foiled many attempts of smuggling of electronics equipment, vehicles, imported fabric, Iranian diesel, other petroleum products, wood, white spirit, tea, auto parts, plastic granules and others.
Jones told police she had taken antidepressants and used a blanket and white spirit for the fire.
I have also used white spirit. Could either of these have caused the marks?
A"JEALOUS" man who tried to poison his exgirlfriend by putting white spirit in her milk when she started seeing someone else has been jailed.
A You can get a wax remover but it's no better than using steel wool and white spirit. Then it will need sanding back and I'd recommend using a Bosch PRR 250 ES.
Vacuuming them only goes so far - wipe them over after vacuuming, ideally with methylated spirits (or turps or white spirit), to remove any remaining sanding dust.
JSP says Press to Check now offers the choice of an A2 P3 filter to protect against organic vapours from naturally-occurring chemicals such as those from resins, woods, fibres, white spirit, weed killer and solvents such as xylene as well as particulates, and an ABEK1 P3 multi-gas filter, which eliminates vapours from chlorine, brick acid, MDF machine-tooling and contaminated earth in addition to those gasses removed by the A2 P3 filter, yet while still removing particulates.
The new EU-wide CLP labelling scheme has applied to single substances since 2010--so you will already have seen the new labels on white spirit for example--but is required for mixtures by 1st June 2015.
Cherry Gerrard, by email Zena says: Having spoken to a professional painter, it seems the secret is to remove as much exess paint from the brush before it is soaked in white spirit. Scrape the brush against the inside of the paint tin first, then use an old cloth to wipe off more paint.
Two days later, Ebrahimi was beaten, dragged from his house, doused with white spirit and set alight.