Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol. Most rubbing alcohol is made from isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol in water. It is common to find isopropyl rubbing alcohol at concentrations from 68% alcohol in water up to 99% alcohol in water. The 70% rubbing alcohol is highly effective as a disinfectant.
fluid - a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure. 1  substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; DNA is the substance of our genes.
Solvent: the substance that other substances are dissolved in. A solvent does not necessarily have to be a liquid. Solvents can be gases, liquids, or solids. Water is one of the most important solvents on Earth because it is so common in living systems.