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ethylene glycol

 
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–noun Chemistry.
glycol (def. 1).
Origin:
1900–05
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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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ethylene glycol  
n.  A colorless syrupy alcohol, HOCH2CH2OH, used as an antifreeze in cooling and heating systems.
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Main Entry: ethylene glycol
Function: noun
: a thick liquid alcohol C2H6O2 used especially as an antifreeze

Main Entry: gly·col
Pronunciation: 'glI-"kol, -"kOl
Function: noun
: ETHYLENEGLYCOL; broadly : a related alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups
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ethylene glycol n.
A colorless syrupy alcohol used as an antifreeze in cooling and heating systems.

glycol gly·col (glī'kôl', -kōl')
n.

  1. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.

  2. Ethylene glycol.

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ethylene glycol   (glī'kôl')  Pronunciation Key 
A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alcohol used as an antifreeze in heating and cooling systems that use water. Ethylene glycol is chemically like ethanol but has two hydroxyl (OH) groups instead of one. Also called glycol. Chemical formula: C2H6O2.
glycol   (glī'kôl', -kōl')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. See ethylene glycol.

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


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