ethylene glycol
Ethylenglycol, Äthylenglykol
The organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal…The organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties.
Ethylenglycol, Äthylenglykol
More definitions
- a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Translations
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By meaning 1
(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH:
Synonyms
6 synonymsmonoethylene glycolMEGEGethane-1,2-diol
Close in meaning
- a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent:glycolethanediol
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable