What is meant by denatured alcohol? What is the need to denature alcohol?

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Denatured alcohol or ethanol is the ethanol which is made unfit for drinking by adding methanol, isopropyl alcohol, pyridine, copper sulphate etc.It is used for industrial purpose.

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