isopropyl

isopropyl [ahy-suh-proh-pil] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Chemistry.

1. containing the isopropyl group.

Origin of isopropyl First recorded in 1865–70; iso- + propyl Examples from the Web for isopropyl Historical Examples of isopropyl

The cloud of iodide of isopropyl had a character Of its own, and differed materially from all others that I had seen.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2

John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for isopropyl isopropyl noun

1. (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms (CH 3) 2 CH-, derived from propanean isopropyl group or radical