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the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel

nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs

nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs

the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline

A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

Ordinary alcohol.

NCH3-CH2-OH. A colorless mobile liquid, almost odorless and having a burning taste. It is inflammable, burning with a blue flame. Specific gravity, 0.789 at 20C. Boiling point, 78.3C; melting point, 112C. It has a strong affinity for water; when mixed with equal parts of it, there is an evolution of heat and a contraction of volume. It is one of the most valuable organic solvents and the mother substance of many important pharmaceutical preparations. For certain industrial purposes it is denatured.

See under alcohol.

CH5.CH2OH, ordinary alcohol.