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.
Origin of glycol
First recorded in 1855–60;
glyc(erin) +
(alcoh)ol
Words nearby glycol
Example sentences from the Web for glycol
No glycollic acid, oxalic acid, glycol, or glycerol was produced.
Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur HardenOn boiling with water, it decomposes into glycol and trimethylamine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter BlythGlycol, glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine.
Glycol is heated in a distillery apparatus to 148 C., and a slow current of dry hydrochloric acid passed through it.
British Dictionary definitions for glycol
Derived forms of glycol
glycolic or glycollic (ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪk), adjectiveMedical 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).