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absolute alcohol

American

noun

ethyl alcohol containing less than one percent by weight of water.

absolute alcohol British

noun

a liquid containing at least 99 per cent of pure ethanol by weight

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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

Dehydration is effected by transferring the tissues to fresh absolute alcohol.

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 only requires a fixation of the specimen for five minutes in absolute alcohol.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

To him are also due the first indications of the preparation of absolute alcohol, by distilling spirit of wine from quick-lime.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

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