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glycol |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glycol \Gly"col\, n. [Glycerin + -ol. See {Glycerin}.] (Chem.) a A thick, colorless liquid, {C2H4(OH)2}, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: glycol n 1: a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent [syn: {ethylene glycol}, {ethanediol}] 2: any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule [syn: {diol}, {dihydric alcohol}]
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