Isopropyl Alcohol Definition

īsə-prōpəl
noun
A colorless, volatile, flammable, poisonous liquid, CH3CHOHCH3, that mixes readily with alcohol, water, or ether: it is derived from propylene and used in antifreezes, antiseptics, etc. and as a solvent.
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(organic chemistry) The aliphatic alcohol 2-propanol that is used as a solvent and in many industrial applications.

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Isopropyl Alcohol Sentence Examples

  • Grignard (Comptes Rendus, 1900 et seq.) showed that aldehydes combine with magnesium alkyl iodides (in absolute ether solution) to form addition products, which are decomposed by water with the formation of secondary alcohols, thus from acetaldehyde and magnesium methyl iodide, isopropyl alcohol is obtained.

  • After swimming, several drops of a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and white vinegar can be put into the ear canal to ensure that it dries adequately.

  • Fill the mason jar with isopropyl alcohol (90 percent or higher) and screw the lid on the jar.

  • According to Airbrush Body Art, the best way to clean your stencils involves a Mediswab or Isopropyl Alcohol.

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