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propylcarbinol

propylcarbinol noun: n-butanol, a primary alcohol with a four-carbon structure and the chemical formula C₄H₉OH.

Noun

propylcarbinol (uncountable)

  1. n-butanol, a primary alcohol with a four-carbon structure and the chemical formula C₄H₉OH.

Origin of propylcarbinol

From propyl + carbinol.

Questions about propylcarbinol

What does propylcarbinol mean?
Propylcarbinol means n-butanol, a primary alcohol with a four-carbon structure and the chemical formula C₄H₉OH.
What part of speech is propylcarbinol?
Propylcarbinol is a noun.

Words near propylcarbinol in the dictionary

  1. propylamphetamine
  2. propylate
  3. propylates
  4. propylbenzene
  5. propylbenzenes
  6. propylcarbinol
  7. propylene
  8. propylene glycol
  9. propylene glycols
  10. propylene oxide
  11. propylene oxides

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