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isopropyl alcohol
noun
: a volatile flammable alcohol C3H8O used especially as a solvent and rubbing alcohol
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This type of dish soap includes isopropyl alcohol in its ingredients that will get the job done.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
The bottles were filled with isopropyl alcohol, federal investigators said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
This is how Shields suggests sanitizing and getting rid of unappealing smells:
Combine a mixture of 70% isopropyl alcohol combined with a couple of drops of lavender or eucalyptus essential oil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
If water isn’t working, use isopropyl alcohol (IPA), but use it sparingly, and make sure your room is well ventilated.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of isopropyl alcohol was
in 1872
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“Isopropyl alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isopropyl%20alcohol. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
isopropyl alcohol
noun
iso·pro·pyl alcohol
ˌī-sə-ˈprō-pəl-
: a flammable liquid used especially to dissolve things and as rubbing alcohol
Medical Definition
isopropyl alcohol
noun
: a volatile flammable alcohol C3H8O used especially as a solvent and rubbing alcohol
called also isopropanol
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