propanediol
/ˌprəʊpeɪnˈdʌɪɒl/Chemistry
noun
Either of two isomeric liquid alcohols; = propylene glycol.
- Formula: CH2(OH)CH(OH)CH3 (more fully 1,2-propanediol) and CH2(OH)CH2CH2OH (more fully 1,3-propanediol)..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in George M'Gowan (b. 1853). From propane + di- + -ol, originally after German Propandiol.