ethylene glycol

ethylene glycol

n.

A colorless sweet-tasting viscous diol, C₂H₆O₂, used as an antifreeze in cooling and heating systems.

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ethylene glycol

n

(Elements & Compounds) another name for ethanediol

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gly•col

(ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl)

n.

1. a colorless, sweet liquid, C₂H₆O₂, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.

2. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.

[1855–60; glyc (erin) + (alcoh) ol]

gly•col′ic (-ˈkɒl ɪk) adj.

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ethylene gly·col

(glī′kôl′)

A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alcohol, C₂H₆O₂. It is used as an antifreeze in heating and cooling systems that use water.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ethylene glycol - a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent ethanediol, glycol antifreeze - a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

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Translations

Ethylenglykol

ethylene glycol

n etilenglicol m

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