glycol
[ glahy-kawl, -kol ]
/ ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl /
noun
Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C2H6O2, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.
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Origin of glycol
First recorded in 1855–60; glyc(erin) + (alcoh)ol
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Example sentences from the Web for glycol
No glycollic acid, oxalic acid, glycol, or glycerol was produced.
Alcoholic Fermentation|Arthur HardenOn boiling with water, it decomposes into glycol and trimethylamine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter BlythGlycol, glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine.
Glycol is heated in a distillery apparatus to 148 C., and a slow current of dry hydrochloric acid passed through it.
British Dictionary definitions for glycol
Derived forms of glycol
glycolic or glycollic (ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for glycol
glycol
[ glī′kôl′, -kōl′ ]
n.
Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.
Ethylene glycol.
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Scientific definitions for glycol
glycol
[ glī′kôl′, -kōl′ ]
See ethylene glycol.
Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups (OH).
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