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ISOPROPANOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isopropanol mean? 

ISOPROPANOL (noun)
  The noun ISOPROPANOL has 1 sense:

1. alcohol used as antifreeze or a solventplay

  Familiarity information: ISOPROPANOL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ISOPROPANOL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

isopropanol; isopropyl alcohol

Hypernyms ("isopropanol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)


 Context examples 


Isopropanol is used in soaps and lotions as an antiseptic.

(Isopropyl Alcohol, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the exact mechanism of isopropanol's disinfecting action is not known, it might kill cells by denaturing cell proteins and DNA, interfering with cellular metabolism, and dissolving cell lipo-protein membranes.

(Isopropyl Alcohol, NCI Thesaurus)



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