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1. (noun) ethylene glycol, glycol, ethanediol
a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent

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1. ethylene glycol
A colorless, odorless, viscous dihydroxy alcohol. It has a sweet taste, but is poisonous if ingested. Ethylene glycol is the most important glycol commercially available and is manufactured on a large scale in the United States. It is used as an antifreeze and coolant, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of low-freezing dynamites and resins.

'ethylene glycol' - Nearby Entries
ethyl alcohol ethyl aminobenzoate ethyl chloride ethyl ether ethylene ethylene glycol ethylene tetrachloride

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