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ethylene glycol

ethylene glycol noun: the organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties.

Noun

ethylene glycol (uncountable)

  1. The organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties.
    • It is concerned in the manufacture of ethylene glycol, a principal raw material in the production of Terylene, and a block train of eleven 25-ton tank wagons, designed by I.C.I., has been specially constructed by B.R. to convey output to I.C.I.'s Wilton works in North Yorkshire.1962 October, “Talking of Trains: New I.C.I. block tank train”, in Modern Railways, page 224
    • ‘Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, rather good stuff.’2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 50
    Synonyms:
    EG, ethane-1,2-diol, monoethylene glycol, MEG

ethylene glycol meaning in Tamil

ethylene glycol in Tamil

எத்திலீன் கிளைக்கால், உறைநிலை எதிர்ப்புப் பொருள்

Synonyms of ethylene glycol

Forms of ethylene glycol

alternative formethyleneglycol

Words formed from ethylene glycol

  • ethylene glycol demethalcrylate
  • ethylene glycol diniitrate
  • ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid
  • monoethylene glycol
  • MEG

Questions about ethylene glycol

What does ethylene glycol mean?
Ethylene glycol means the organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties.
What is ethylene glycol in Tamil?
Ethylene glycol in Tamil is எத்திலீன் கிளைக்கால், உறைநிலை எதிர்ப்புப் பொருள். See Ethylene glycol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ethylene glycol?
Ethylene glycol is a noun.

Words near ethylene glycol in the dictionary

  1. ethylcellulose
  2. ethyldichloroarsine
  3. ethyldichlorosilane
  4. ethylene
  5. ethylene carbonate
  6. ethylene glycol
  7. ethylene interpolymer
  8. ethylene interpolymers
  9. ethylene oxide
  10. ethylene-vinyl acetate
  11. ethylenebisdithiocarbamate

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