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ethyleneglycol

ethyleneglycol is the alternative form of ethylene glycol.

Meaning of ethylene glycol

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
    Synonyms:
    EG, ethane-1,2-diol, monoethylene glycol, MEG

Questions about ethyleneglycol

What is ethyleneglycol the alternative form of?
Ethyleneglycol is the alternative form of ethylene glycol.

Words near ethyleneglycol in the dictionary

  1. ethylenediaminetetraacetic
  2. ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  3. ethylenediaminetetracetate
  4. ethylenediaminetetracetates
  5. ethylenediaminetetracetic acid
  6. ethyleneglycol
  7. ethyleneimine
  8. ethyleneimines
  9. ethyleneoxide
  10. ethyleneoxides
  11. ethylenes

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