Definition of Isopropanol

1. Noun. Alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent.

Exact synonyms: Isopropyl Alcohol
Generic synonyms: Alcohol

Definition of Isopropanol

1. Noun. (organic compound) The aliphatic alcohol ''2-propanol''; isopropyl alcohol ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Isopropanol

1. Used as a component of various cosmetics and astringents, when taken internally can be toxic (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isopropanol

isoprene
isoprene rule
isoprene synthase
isoprenes
isoprenoid
isoprenoids
isoprenyl
isoprenylated
isoprenylation
isoprenylations
isoprenylcysteine
isoprenylcysteine methyl ester hydrolase
isoprenyls
isopromethazine
isopropamide iodide
isopropanol (current term)
isopropanol precipitation test
isopropenyl
isopropenyls
isoprophenamine hydrochloride
isopropoxide
isopropoxides
isopropoxy
isopropyl
isopropyl alcohol
isopropyl myristate
isopropyl thiogalactoside
isopropylacetone
isopropylamide
isopropylamides

Literary usage of Isopropanol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The responses with acetone and isopropanol contrasted with those for ... Further, there was evidence of a rapid interconversion of acetone and isopropanol ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Of the three, isopropanol showed the greatest potentiation, approximately, 7-fold greater than methanol and 20-fold greater than • ethanol. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Almost all the data in Table 1 are in very good agreement; only in the cases of ethanol and isopropanol do the different methods give results which differ ..."

4. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for ...edited by Peter M. Eller edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Add 1.00 L acetonitrile (for V2O5) or isopropanol (for V203 or ... 5 mL of acetonitrile (for V205) or isopropanol (for V2O3 or ..."

5. Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1998)
"GB IS PRODUCED BY THE REACTION OF ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (isopropanol) WITH DR GF IS PRODUCED BY THE REACTION OF CYCLOHEXYL ALCOHOL (CYCLOHEXANOL) WITH DF. ..."

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