rubbing alcohol

noun

Definition of rubbing alcohol

: a cooling and soothing liquid for external application that contains approximately 70 percent denatured ethanol or isopropanol

Examples of rubbing alcohol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Clean pruners and other small garden tools with rubbing alcohol. — oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022 Aspirants must detect minute, varying concentrations of five liquids in water—ammonia, gin, wine (usually fino sherry), rubbing alcohol and vinegar. — Richard Morgan, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021 Blot the spot with a white cloth dampened with a small amount of rubbing alcohol to remove any remaining residue. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2021 Dab away the oily residue using a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2021 How to Control Mealybugs Use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to remove the mealybugs. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2021 So perhaps even the sub-60-percent formulations of rubbing alcohol would have been pretty effective. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 5 July 2019 For plants that have large leaves, many people prefer to use cotton swabs dipped in rubbing alcohol to rub the adults off and kill the nymphs. — Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021 Avoid using rubbing alcohol or disinfecting sprays to clean masks. — Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021

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15 Jan 2022

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“Rubbing alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbing%20alcohol. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.

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