Definition of isopropanol in English:
isopropanol
nounˌʌɪsə(ʊ)ˈprəʊpənɒlˌīsəˈprōpəˌnôl
mass nounChemistry A liquid alcohol, used as a solvent and in the industrial production of acetone.
Chemical formula: CH₃CHOHCH₃
Example sentencesExamples
- Historically, the first petrochemical was isopropanol, produced in bulk by Standard Oil of New Jersey in 1920.
- The supernatant was precipitated by isopropanol.
- DNA was precipitated from the supernatant using isopropanol and exposed to two 70% ethanol washes.
- For example, each molecule of isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) has eight hydrogen atoms in one of three environments.
- We have also made measurements in aqueous mixtures with four other alcohols: methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, and isobutanol.