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propyl alcohol

American  

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 8 O, used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.

propyl alcohol Scientific  

  1. See propanol

Etymology

Origin of propyl alcohol

First recorded in 1865–70

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Normal propyl alcohol is contained in the fusel oil of the marc brandy of the south of France, and isoprimary butyl alcohol in that of beet-root molasses.

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