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Definition of Overproof
1. a. Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.
Definition of Overproof
1. Adjective. Possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit. Sometimes abbreviated to OP. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overproof
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overproof
Literary usage of Overproof
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Spirits which contain a greater proportion of alcohol than is contained in proof
spirit are said to be of overproof strength (op ). and those which contain ..."
2. The Art of Perfumery and the Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants: With by George William Septimus Piesse (1867)
"The rectified spirit of the Pharmacopoeia is 56 per cent. overproof, and may be
reduced to proof by strictly adhering to the directions there given—viz., ..."
3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"When the instrument is floating at the ' 0 ' mark in spirit at a temperature of
15-0°, it indicates a strength of 00-7 overproof, or 92-00 pc of alcohol, ..."
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