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Glycol

see synonyms of glycol

Noun

1. ethanediol, ethylene glycol, glycol

a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent

2. dihydric alcohol, diol, glycol

any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glycol

see synonyms of glycol
noun
another name (not in technical usage) for ethanediol, diol

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Glycol

see synonyms of glycol
noun
1. 
ethylene glycol
2. 
any of a group of alcohols with a hydroxyl group attached to each of two carbon atoms, as ethylene glycol

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glycol

see synonyms of glycol
n.
1. Any of various diols, usually containing vicinal hydroxyl groups.
2. Ethylene glycol.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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