benzyl alcohol

alcohol /al·co·hol/ (al´kah-hol)

1. any of a class of organic compounds containing the hydroxyl (—OH) functional group except those in which the OH group is attached to an aromatic ring (phenols). Alcohols are classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary according to whether the carbon atom to which the OH group is attached is bonded to one, two, or three other carbon atoms and as monohydric, dihydric, or trihydric according to whether they contain one, two, or three OH groups; the latter two are called diols and triols, respectively.

2. ethanol.

3. a pharmaceutical preparation of ethanol, used as a disinfectant, solvent, and preservative; applied topically as a rubefacient, disinfectant, astringent, hemostatic, and coolant; and used internally in sclerotherapy and in the treatment of pain, of spasticity, and of poisoning by methyl alcohol or ethylene glycol.

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absolute alcohol  dehydrated a.

benzyl alcohol  a colorless liquid used as a bacteriostatic in solutions for injection and topically as a local anesthetic.

cetostearyl alcohol  a mixture of stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol used as an emulsifier.

cetyl alcohol  a solid alcohol used as an emulsifying and stiffening agent.

dehydrated alcohol  an extremely hygroscopic, transparent, colorless, volatile liquid, 100 per cent strength ethanol; used as a solvent and injected into nerves and ganglia for relief of pain.

denatured alcohol  ethanol rendered unfit for internal use by addition of methanol or acetone.

ethyl alcohol , grain alcohol ethanol.

isopropyl alcohol  a transparent, colorless, volatile liquid, used as a solvent and disinfectant, and as a topical antiseptic.

isopropyl rubbing alcohol  a preparation containing between 68 and 72 per cent isopropyl alcohol in water, used as a rubefacient.

methyl alcohol  a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, CH3OH, used as a solvent. Ingestion may cause blindness or death.

polyvinyl alcohol  a water-soluble synthetic polymer used as a viscosity-increasing agent in pharmaceuticals and as a lubricant and protectant in ophthalmic preparations.

n- propyl alcohol  a colorless liquid with an alcohol-like odor; used as a solvent.

rubbing alcohol  a preparation of acetone, the alcohol denaturant methyl isobutyl ketone, and 68.5 to 71.5 per cent ethanol; used as a rubefacient.

stearyl alcohol  a solid alcohol prepared from stearic acid and used as an emollient and emulsifier.

wood alcohol  methanol.

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benzyl alcohol

[ben′zil]

a clear, colorless, oily liquid, derived from certain balsams, used as a topical anesthetic and as a bacteriostatic agent in solutions for injection. Also called phenyl carbinol, phenyl methanol.

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benzyl

the hydrocarbon radical, C₇H₇.

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benzyl alcohol

a colorless liquid used as a bacteriostatic in solutions for injection, and also topically as a local anesthetic.

benzyl benzoate

a clear, oily liquid used as a topical scabicide and with dimercaprol as an antidote in metal poisoning. Toxic in cats.