ethylene glycol
noun
: a thick liquid diol C2H6O2 used especially as an antifreeze and in making polyester fibers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In something akin to a pressure cooker, the startup uses solvents, heat, and water whose pH has been raised to quickly liquify the polyester and break it into monomers—its basic components—of terephthalic acid (PTA) and ethylene glycol (EG). 
Ian Mount, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 The fire occurred in the ethylene glycol plant area of Sinopec's petrochemical complex at approximately 4 a.m. in the city's Jinshan district, the company said on its official Weibo account. Wayne Chang And Yong Xiong, CNN, 17 June 2022 Simultaneously, samples were recovered from Shaun Staudte’s autopsy, where testing revealed the presence of ethylene glycol, one of the raw components of antifreeze. Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2022 Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 The new material was durable and wrinkle resistant and easily made by combining ethylene glycol (the main ingredient in antifreeze) with terephthalic acid and then melting them together. Harris Quinn, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021 Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Circ uses a process called thermal hydrolysis that uses heat and pressure to break down polyester molecules into their original ingredients, ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid—a process known as depolymerization. Harris Quinn, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021 See More
Ian Mount, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 The fire occurred in the ethylene glycol plant area of Sinopec's petrochemical complex at approximately 4 a.m. in the city's Jinshan district, the company said on its official Weibo account. Wayne Chang And Yong Xiong, CNN, 17 June 2022 Simultaneously, samples were recovered from Shaun Staudte’s autopsy, where testing revealed the presence of ethylene glycol, one of the raw components of antifreeze. Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2022 Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 The new material was durable and wrinkle resistant and easily made by combining ethylene glycol (the main ingredient in antifreeze) with terephthalic acid and then melting them together. Harris Quinn, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021 Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Causes of the condition can include severe dehydration and poisoning by ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze, or methanol. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Circ uses a process called thermal hydrolysis that uses heat and pressure to break down polyester molecules into their original ingredients, ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid—a process known as depolymerization. Harris Quinn, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ethylene glycol
noun
: a thick liquid alcohol C2H6O2 used especially as an antifreeze