rubbing alcohol

noun

Synonym of surgical spirit.

Similar
surgical spiritisopropanol
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Meanings

nounrubbing alcohol (usually uncountable, plural rubbing alcohols)

plural rubbing alcohols

  1. CanadaUSuncountableusuallySynonym of surgical spirit.

    Synonyms: surgical spirit

  2. uncountableusuallySynonym of isopropanol.

    Synonyms: isopropanol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of surgical spirit.

Similar
surgical spirit

nounSynonym of isopropanol.

Similar
isopropanol
Also see
surgical spirit
Cite this entry
APA

rubbing alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbing%20alcohol

MLA

“rubbing alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbing%20alcohol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubbing alcohol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbing%20alcohol.

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