dehydrated 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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dehydrated alcohol,

a clear, colorless, highly hygroscopic liquid with a burning taste, containing at least 99.5% ethyl alcohol by volume. Also called absolute alcohol , anhydrous alcohol.

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alcohol [al´kah-hol]

1. any organic compound containing the hydroxy (-OH) functional group except those in which the OH group is attached to an aromatic ring, which are called 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.

ethanol.

2. an official preparation of ethanol, used as a disinfectant, solvent, and preservative, and applied topically as a rubbing compound, disinfectant, astringent, hemostatic, and coolant.

absolute alcohol dehydrated a.

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

dehydrated alcohol an extremely hygroscopic, transparent, colorless, volatile liquid used as a solvent and injected into nerves and ganglia for relief of pain. Called also absolute a.

denatured alcohol ethanol made unfit for human consumption by the addition of substances known as denaturants. Although it should never be taken internally, denatured alcohol is widely used on the skin as a disinfectant.

ethyl alcohol (grain alcohol) ethanol.

isopropyl alcohol a transparent, volatile colorless liquid used as a solvent and disinfectant and applied topically as an antiseptic; called also isopropanol. Diluted with water to approximately 70 per cent strength, it is called isopropyl rubbing alcohol and is used as a rubbing compound.

methyl alcohol methanol.

pantothenyl alcohol dexpanthenol.

panthenol.

phenethyl alcohol (phenylethyl alcohol) a colorless liquid used as an antimicrobial agent in pharmaceuticals.

rubbing alcohol a preparation of acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and ethanol, used as a rubefacient.

wood alcohol methanol.