ethylene glycol

noun Chemistry.

glycol(def 1).

Origin of ethylene glycol

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby ethylene glycol

ethylenation, ethylene, ethylene alcohol, ethylene dibromide, ethylene dichloride, ethylene glycol, ethylene group, ethylene oxide, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylic, ethylidene

British Dictionary definitions for ethylene glycol

ethylene glycol

noun

another name for ethanediol

Medical definitions for ethylene glycol

ethylene glycol

n.

A colorless syrupy alcohol used as an antifreeze in cooling and heating systems.

Scientific definitions for ethylene glycol

ethylene glycol
[ glī′kôl′ ]

A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alcohol used as an antifreeze in heating and cooling systems that use water. Ethylene glycol is chemically like ethanol but has two hydroxyl (OH) groups instead of one. Also called glycol. Chemical formula: C2H6O2.