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absolute alcohol

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absolute alcohol
n.
Ethyl alcohol containing no more than one percent water.

absolute alcohol
n
(Chemistry) a liquid containing at least 99 per cent of pure ethanol by weight
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Noun1.absolute alcohol - pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)absolute alcohol - pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)
ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol - 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


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You can also make a root tincture by cutting the root and infusing it in absolute alcohol or even vodka would do
He notes that some midge larvae endure sojourns in absolute alcohol and then recover normal function when returned to water.
with watered-down alcohol), so there is almost no research on absolute alcohol pharmacology.
 
 
 
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