isopropyl

[ ahy-suh-proh-pil ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈproʊ pɪl /

adjective Chemistry.

containing the isopropyl group.

Origin of isopropyl

First recorded in 1865–70; iso- + propyl

Words nearby isopropyl

isopor, isoprecipitin, isoprene, isoprenoid, isopropanol, isopropyl, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl ether, isopropyl group, isopropylbenzene, isopropylideneacetone

Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈprəʊpɪl) /

noun

(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms (CH 3) 2 CH-, derived from propane an isopropyl group or radical