absolute alcohol
Americannoun
noun
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The caustic which Dr. Cutler prefers is a "modified Carnoy's solution": absolute alcohol 6 c. c., chloroform 3 c. c., glacial acetic acid i c.c., ferric chloride 1 gm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cold absolute alcohol drips into the balloon through attached tubing until the patient feels his stomach distended, as though after a heavy meal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Decolourise and dehydrate rapidly with absolute alcohol until there remains only a very faint bluish tint.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
It boils at 228°, is slightly soluble in water, and soluble in absolute alcohol.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
It is almost insoluble in water, but mixes in all proportions with absolute alcohol, ether, benzene and various oils.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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