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isopropyl alcohol definition

isopropyl alcohol

a colorless, volatile, flammable, poisonous liquid, CHCHOHCH, that mixes readily with alcohol, water, or ether: it is derived from propylene and used in antifreezes, antiseptics, etc. and as a solvent
also called isopropanol i′so·pro′·pa·nol′ (ī′sə prō′pə nôl′, -nōl′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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