PROPYL ALCOHOL Definition & Meaning

propyl alcohol

noun

Chemistry.

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

propyl alcohol

See propanol

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Origin of propyl alcohol¹

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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