What is Rubbing alcohol?
[[Image:Rubbing alcohol.JPG|200px|thumb|A bottle of [[isopropyl alcohol|isopropyl]] rubbing alcohol]] '''Rubbing alcohol''' is either an [[isopropyl alcohol]] or an [[ethanol]]-based liquid used for [[sanitation]]. They are liquids used primarily as a [[topical]] [[antiseptic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Surgical Spirit meaning|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surgical-spirit|publisher=Cambridge University Press|access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> They can be used at hospitals to houses for disinfect things or injuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alcohols, phenols, and ethers|url=http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C06/C06Links/www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/0/0,5716,120230+8+110804,00.html|website=University of Nebraska–Lincoln|publisher=Britannica.com|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-date=5 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205151527/http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C06/C06Links/www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/0/0,5716,120230+8+110804,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=12 Ways to Use Rubbing Alcohol|url=http://www.rd.com/home/12-ways-to-use-rubbing-alcohol/|publisher=Reader's digest|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129015239/http://www.rd.com/home/12-ways-to-use-rubbing-alcohol/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Alcohols]]