glycol

[ glahy-kawl, -kol ]

/ ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl /

noun

Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C2H6O2, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.

Also called diol. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.

Origin of glycol

First recorded in 1855–60; glyc(erin) + (alcoh)ol

Words nearby glycol

glycogenolysis, glycogenosis, glycogenous, glycogen storage disease, glycogen synthase, glycol, glycolaldehyde, glycolate, glycolic, glycolic acid, glycolic aciduria

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Example sentences from the Web for glycol

No glycollic acid, oxalic acid, glycol, or glycerol was produced.
Alcoholic Fermentation|Arthur Harden
On boiling with water, it decomposes into glycol and trimethylamine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Glycol, glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Glycol is heated in a distillery apparatus to 148 C., and a slow current of dry hydrochloric acid passed through it.
Scientific American, September 29, 1883 Supplement. No. 404|Various

British Dictionary definitions for glycol

glycol

/ (ˈɡlaɪkɒl) /

noun

another name (not in technical usage) for ethanediol, diol

Derived forms of glycol

glycolic or glycollic (ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for glycol

glycol

[ glī′kôl′, -kōl′ ]

n.

Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.

Ethylene glycol.

Scientific definitions for glycol

glycol

[ glī′kôl′, -kōl′ ]

See ethylene glycol.

Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups (OH).

单词	glycol
释义	glycol [ glahy-kawl, -kol ] / ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl / noun Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C2H6O2, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent. Also called diol. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups. Origin of glycol First recorded in 1855–60; glyc(erin) + (alcoh)ol Words nearby glycol glycogenolysis, glycogenosis, glycogenous, glycogen storage disease, glycogen synthase, glycol, glycolaldehyde, glycolate, glycolic, glycolic acid, glycolic aciduria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glycol No glycollic acid, oxalic acid, glycol, or glycerol was produced. Alcoholic Fermentation\|Arthur Harden On boiling with water, it decomposes into glycol and trimethylamine. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth Glycol, glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Glycol is heated in a distillery apparatus to 148 C., and a slow current of dry hydrochloric acid passed through it. Scientific American, September 29, 1883 Supplement. No. 404\|Various British Dictionary definitions for glycol glycol / (ˈɡlaɪkɒl) / noun another name (not in technical usage) for ethanediol, diol Derived forms of glycol glycolic or glycollic (ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for glycol glycol [ glī′kôl′, -kōl′ ] n. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups. Ethylene glycol. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for glycol glycol [ glī′kôl′, -kōl′ ] See ethylene glycol. Any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups (OH). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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