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ethylene alcohol

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gly⋅col

[glahy-kawl, -kol]
–noun
1. Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C2H6O2, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.
2. Also called diol. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.

Origin:
1855–60; glyc(erin) + (alcoh)ol
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Main Entry: gly·col
Pronunciation: 'glI-"kol, -"kOl
Function: noun
: ETHYLENEGLYCOL; broadly : a related alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups
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glycol gly·col (glī'kôl', -kōl')
n.

  1. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.

  2. Ethylene glycol.

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glycol   (glī'kôl', -kōl')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. See ethylene glycol.

  2. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups (OH).


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