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glycol

[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.
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Origin of glycol

First recorded in 1855–60; glyc(erin) + (alcoh)ol
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Historical Examples

  • On boiling with water, it decomposes into glycol and trimethylamine.

    Poisons: Their Effects and Detection

    Alexander Wynter Blyth

  • No glycollic acid, oxalic acid, glycol, or glycerol was produced.

  • Glycol, 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

glycol

noun
  1. another name (not in technical usage) for ethanediol, diol
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Derived Formsglycolic or glycollic (ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪk), adjective
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glycol in Medicine

glycol

(glī′kôl′, -kōl′)
n.
  1. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.
  2. Ethylene glycol.
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glycol in Science

glycol

[glī′kôl′, -kōl′]
  1. See ethylene glycol.
  2. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups (OH).
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