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ethylene glycol

noun

Chemistry.

ethylene glycol

noun

  1. another name for ethanediol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ethylene glycol

  1. 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: C 2 H 6 O 2 .
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ethylene glycol1

First recorded in 1900–05
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