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ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒlgly·col
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Princeton's WordNet
ethylene glycol, glycol, ethanediolnoun
a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
diol, glycol, dihydric alcoholnoun
any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Wiktionary
glycolnoun
Any aliphatic diol.
glycolnoun
A thick, colourless liquid, CH(OH), of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
Wikipedia
glycol
A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (−OH groups). An aliphatic diol is also called a glycol. This pairing of functional groups is pervasive, and many subcategories have been identified. The most common industrial diol is ethylene glycol. Examples of diols in which the hydroxyl functional groups are more widely separated include 1,4-butanediol HO−(CH2)4−OH and propylene-1,3-diol, or beta propylene glycol, HO−CH2−CH2−CH2−OH.
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glycol
Glycol is a generic term for any organic compound belonging to the alcohol family, characterized by the presence of two hydroxyl (OH) groups. It is commonly used in antifreeze solutions, in the manufacture of polyesters, and in various other industrial applications. The most common example is ethylene glycol.
Webster Dictionary
Glycolnoun
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
Glycolnoun
any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type
Etymology: [Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Glycol
glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine. [Formed from glyc(erine) and (alcoh)ol.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of glycol in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of glycol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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