PROPANOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does propanol mean? 

• PROPANOL (noun)
  The noun PROPANOL has 1 sense:

1. a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPANOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

propanol; propyl alcohol

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

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

 Context examples 

A mixture containing 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and 8-bromotheophylline (a methylxanthine) in a 1:1 ratio, with mild diuretic activity.

(Pamabrom, NCI Thesaurus)

An alkoxyalkyl ester prodrug containing the synthetic, acyclic nucleoside monophosphate analog cidofovir linked, through its phosphonate group, to a lipid, 3-hexadecyloxy-1-propanol, with antiviral activity against double-stranded DNA viruses.

(Hexadecyloxypropyl Cidofovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic antihypertensive methoxyphenoxy- 2-propanol derivative with no intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, Carvedilol acts as a nonselective beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent (S(-) enantiomer) and as an alpha 1-adrenoceptor blocker (R(+) and S(-) enantiomers).

(Carvedilol, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic isopropylamino-propanol derivative used as an antihypertensive, hypotensive and antiarrhythmic Atenolol acts as a peripheral, cardioselective beta blocker specific for beta-1 adrenergic receptors, without intrinsic sympathomimetic effects.

(Atenolol, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination of a synthetic antihypertensive phenoxy-2-propanol derivative and a diuretic thiazide used for hypertension, Bisoprolol Fumarate Hydrochlorothiazide acts as a selective beta-1 (cardio) adrenergic antagonist, without membrane stabilizing activity or intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.

(Bisoprolol Fumarate/Hydrochlorothiazide, NCI Thesaurus)