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  • noun organic chemistry Either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C3H7-OH

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  • noun a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic

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Examples

  • Or even other alcohols such as propanol or butanol.

    Autoblog Green 2009

  • - That the energy crisis cannot be solved by ethanol, propanol or any other ols and needs an effort of ALL people.

    Howling For The Response 2006

  • Or propanol, which has 3 carbon atoms to methanol's one and will thus take a car further down the road (not that drag racers care about mileage).

    Autoblog Green Sam Abuelsamid 2010

  • They found that the original mixture made in 20 per cent propanol was optimal for disinfecting instruments without fixing proteins to their surfaces.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Or propanol, which has 3 carbon atoms to methanol's one and will thus take a car further down the road (not that drag racers care about mileage).

    Autoblog Green Sam Abuelsamid 2010

  • One common theme among them is the general avoidance of ethanol, as its higher-value cousins, such as butanol, propanol, or even renewable diesel, are equally simple to make for these developers.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Instead, Sodeoka and her team were able to complete this chemical transformation at room temperature, with a non-toxic propanol solvent, by using small amounts of a nickel acetate catalyst - an advance with significant cost-saving and environmental-hazard reducing potential.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • They found that the original mixture made in 20 per cent propanol was optimal for disinfecting instruments without fixing proteins to their surfaces.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • A FULLY flex-fueled vehicle can use any alcohol fuel - methanol, ethanol, propanol, or butanol - as easily as gasoline.

    Autoblog Green 2010

  • Propane should instead be made into propanol, which can be a liquid at normal temperature and pressure, and can be used in the same fuel tank with methanol, ethanol, butanol, and gasoline in a fully flex-fueled vehicle.

    Autoblog Green Sebastian Blanco 2010

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