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Spanish: alcohol isopropilico

English translation: Isopropyl alcohol







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Spanish term or phrase:alcohol isopropilico
English translation:Isopropyl alcohol
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Spanish term or phrase: alcohol isopropilico
It is a type of alcohol, I've found two different spellings for the word "Isopropylic" and "Isopropilic" All I want to know is which one is correct. In spanish the word is spelled "Isopropílico".

Both spellings seem to be popular, at least in websites listed at google. I'm from a university in México and I'm sudying business.

Mary
Isopropyl alcohol
Explanation:
Med Dictionary
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Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
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Thank you very much! This is really helpful
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9Isopropyl alcohol
Sabrina Eskelson
4 +5isopropyl alcohol / isopropanol
Eckhard Boehle
5Isopropyl alcohol
Maria Luisa Duarte


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Isopropyl alcohol

Explanation:
Med Dictionary

Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much! This is really helpful

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Carlos Diaz de Leon: That's it!!
1 min

agree Henry Hinds: Exactly, I have a bottle of it in front of me and that´s what it says on the label.
12 mins

agree xxxA-Z Trans: Isopropil only in the US, Isopropyl in UK
20 mins

agree verbis
32 mins

agree leff
42 mins

agree sktrans
1 hr

agree Will Matter: "Isopropyl" in the US, have never seen the other used, it's an incorrect spelling.
3 hrs

agree Duckster
7 hrs

agree Ana Juliá
15 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Isopropyl alcohol

Explanation:

Isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol is a common name for 2-propanol, an alcohol commonly used for application to the skin, and popularly referred to as rubbing alcohol. Its chemical structure is:

The alcohol-based sterilizing swabs used to clean skin before injections contain a 30% solution of isopropanol in water.

Isopropyl alcohol is also commonly used as a cleaner and solvent in industry.





    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
isopropyl alcohol / isopropanol

Explanation:
are 2 ways of translating this into English.

Source: Chemical Dictionary by A. Kucera

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Note added at 21 hrs 56 mins (2004-02-14 16:35:27 GMT)
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By the way, \"Isopropyl alcohol\" (79,100 Google hits) and \"Isopropanol\" (64,000 Google hits of English texts) seem to be by faaaaaaaaar more common than \"Isopropylic alcohol\" (213 Google hits) or even \"Isopropilic alcohol\" (91 Google hits) which looks like a typo to me!

Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sonia Gomes
0 min
  -> Gracias, Sonia

agree Eugenia Rodriguez
1 min
  -> Gracias, Eugenia

agree verbis
31 mins
  -> Gracias, verbis

agree Guiri: or propan-2-ol
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Guiri

agree María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, maisa
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