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Definition of: isopropyl
(ī′sə·prō′pil) noun Chem.
The univalent radical (CH3)2CH, an important constituent of many organic compounds, as isopropyl alcohol, (CH3)2CHOH, used as a solvent and in perfumery. Also called i′so·pro′pa·nol (-pə·nōl, -nol).
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