glycol
glycol · glycols
Glykol
Any aliphatic diolAny aliphatic diol.
/ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/
Meaning
2 sensesAny aliphatic diol.
Glykol
A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
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By meaning 1
any aliphatic diol:
Forms
plural: glycolsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule:dioldihydric alcohol
- a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent:ethylene glycolethanediol
Word family
25 related wordsDerivedbutylene glycolbutyleneglycolchloramphenicoldiethylene glycolglycol etherglycolicglycolmethacrylateglycoluricglymemacrogolmethoxypolyethylene glycolmonoethylene glycolmonomethoxypolyethylene glycolmonopropylene glycolneopentyl glycolnitroglycoloctaethylene glycolpolyethylene glycolpolyglycolpolyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydridepolypropylene glycolpropylene glycolthiodiglycolthioglycol