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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
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Or even other alcohols such as propanol or butanol.
Autoblog Green 2009
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- That the energy crisis cannot be solved by ethanol, propanol or any other ols and needs an effort of ALL people.
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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
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They found that the original mixture made in 20 per cent propanol was optimal for disinfecting instruments without fixing proteins to their surfaces.
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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
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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.
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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
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They found that the original mixture made in 20 per cent propanol was optimal for disinfecting instruments without fixing proteins to their surfaces.
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A FULLY flex-fueled vehicle can use any alcohol fuel - methanol, ethanol, propanol, or butanol - as easily as gasoline.
Autoblog Green 2010
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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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