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Definition of “rubbing alcohol”

rubbing alcohol

Definitions

noun

  1. a liquid usually consisting of 70 per cent denatured ethyl alcohol, used by external application as an antiseptic or rubefacient

Example Sentences Including 'rubbing alcohol'

06 May 2004 Answer: Use a fabric softener sheet and a drop of rubbing alcohol.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)
I was drinking the rubbing alcohol as well as the mouthwash.
Gino, Carol Rusty - A True Story
My preferred treatment is to mix 40 parts water with one part liquid soap, then add eight parts rubbing alcohol , to make a spray solution.
Globe and Mail (2003)
My preferred treatment is to mix the 40-to-1 water and liquid soap then add eight parts rubbing alcohol to make a spray solution.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The festival air is thick with an odor best described as rotting candy doused in rubbing alcohol.
Maxim (2004)

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