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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any aliphatic diol.
2. 2
   any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule wordnet
3. 3
   A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
4. 4
   a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ethylene glycoldihydric alcoholdioldiolethanediolethylene glycol

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ol.

Related phrases

butylene glycoldiethylene glycolglycol etherglycol nucleic acidmethoxypolyethylene glycolmonoethylene glycolmonomethoxypolyethylene glycolmonopropylene glycolneopentyl glycolpolyethylene glycolpolypropylene glycolpropylene glycol

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