propylene glycol
propylene glycol · propylene glycols
Α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CHCH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an…Α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
(countable)Propandiol, any propane chain with two alcohol functional groups attached
More definitions
- a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects
Forms
plural: propylene glycols| Singular | propylene glycol |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsPGpropanediolE15201,2-propanediol / 1,2-propandiolpropane-1,2-diol / propan-1,2-diolCH3CH(OH)CH2OHpropandiolC3H6(OH)2
Close in meaning
- a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects:propanediol
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable