absolute alcohol

US/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/US/ˌæb.səˈljut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/

noun

Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol that contains at most 1% of water

Meanings

nounabsolute alcohol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryReasonably pure ethyl alcohol that contains at most 1% of water

Translations

Czech čistý alkohol
  • čistý alkoholreasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
Finnish absoluuttinen alkoholi
  • absoluuttinen alkoholireasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
German absoluter Alkohol
  • absoluter Alkoholreasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
Greek απόλυτη αιθανόλη
  • απόλυτη αιθανόλη (apólyti aithanóli)reasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
Italian alcol assoluto
  • alcol assolutoreasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
Romanian alcool absolut
  • alcool absolutreasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
Scottish Gaelic dearbh-alcol
  • dearbh-alcolreasonably pure, dry ethyl alcohol
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Chicago

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