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RUBBING ALCOHOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rubbing alcohol mean?
• RUBBING ALCOHOL (noun)
The noun RUBBING ALCOHOL has 1 sense:
1. lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use
Familiarity information: RUBBING ALCOHOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rubbing alcohol" is a kind of...):
application; lotion (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin)
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