solid alcohol
1solid alcohol — noun : a product consisting of ordinary alcohol converted to a gel (as by means of a soap or calcium acetate) and used on a small scale as a fuel …
2alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …
3solid solution — 1. a solid, homogeneous mixture of substances, as glass or certain alloys. 2. (in a crystal structure) the more or less complete substitution of one kind of atom, ion, or molecule for another that is chemically different but similar in size and… …
4stearyl alcohol — An ingredient of hydrophilic ointment and hydrophilic petrolatum; also used in the preparation of creams. * * * stea·ryl alcohol stē ə .ril , sti .ril n an unctuous solid alcohol C18H38O that has uses similar to those of cetyl alcohol * * * 1. a… …
5lauryl alcohol — noun a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals • Syn: ↑1 dodecanol • Hypernyms: ↑alcohol * * * noun 1. : a crystalline compound CH3(CH2)10CH2OH made by reduction of ethyl laurate; normal dodecyl alcohol …
6stearyl alcohol — noun : an unctuous solid alcohol CH3(CH2)16CH2OH that occurs especially in whale, porpoise, and dolphin oils but is usually obtained in a mixture with other solid alcohols by hydrogenation of stearic acid and that has uses similar to those of… …
7stearyl alcohol — ▪ chemical compound also called 1 octadecanol, or Octadecyl Alcohol, waxy solid alcohol formerly obtained from whale or dolphin oil and used as a lubricant and antifoam agent and to retard evaporation of water from reservoirs. It is now… …
8ste|a|ryl alcohol — «STEE uh ruhl, STIHR uhl», a solid alcohol produced from stearic acid, occurring as white flakes or granules, used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and as a lubricant and detergent. Formula: C18H38O …
9lauryl alcohol — noun Date: 1922 a solid alcohol C12H26O …
10cetyl alcohol — noun : a waxy crystalline solid alcohol C16H33OH found in the form of palmitate in spermaceti and used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations (as creams and lotions) and in making detergents called also 1 hexadecanol …
