Ethylene-alcohol
noun
1.
(def 1).
[glahy-kawl, -kol] /ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl/
noun
1.
Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C 2 H 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.
2.
Also called diol. any of a group of containing two hydroxyl groups.
/ˈɡlaɪkɒl/
noun
1.
another name (not in technical usage) for ethanediol, diol
glycol gly·col (glī’kôl’, -kōl’)
n.
glycol
(glī’kôl’, -kōl’)
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