rubbing alcohol
noun
: a cooling and soothing liquid for external application that contains approximately 70 percent denatured ethanol or isopropanol
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Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol: This can be used to kill germs on almost any surface.
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Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
The tattoos wear off eventually but can also be scrubbed off with rubbing alcohol.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The best control is to remove the clusters and deposit them in rubbing alcohol or under foot.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
Use sharp pruners and sterilize the blades after every cut with some rubbing alcohol to prevent the spread of the pests.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
The tattoos wear off eventually but can also be scrubbed off with rubbing alcohol.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The best control is to remove the clusters and deposit them in rubbing alcohol or under foot.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
Use sharp pruners and sterilize the blades after every cut with some rubbing alcohol to prevent the spread of the pests.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
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rubbing alcohol
noun
rub·bing alcohol
ˈrəb-iŋ-ˌ 
: a cooling and soothing liquid for external application that contains approximately 70 percent denatured ethanol or isopropyl alcohol
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