1,3-dichloro-2-propanol

1,3-dichloro-2-propanol

[¦wən ¦thrē dī¦klȯr·ō ¦tü ′prō·pə‚nȯl] (organic chemistry) ClCH2CHOH CH2Cl A liquid soluble in water and miscible with alcohol and ether; used as a solvent for nitrocellulose and hard resins, as a binder for watercolors, in the production of photographic lacquer, and in the determination of vitamin A.