glycol
/ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/
glycol noun: any aliphatic diol.
Noun
glycol (plural glycols)
- Any aliphatic diol.
- A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
glycol meaning in Tamil
glycol in Tamil
- கிளைக்கோல்
Forms of glycol
| plural | glycols |
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Origin of glycol
From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ol.
Words formed from glycol
- butylene glycol
- butyleneglycol
- chloramphenicol
- diethylene glycol
- glycol ether
- glycolic
- glycolmethacrylate
- glycol nucleic acid
- glycoluric
- glyme
- macrogol
- methoxypolyethylene glycol
- monoethylene glycol
- monomethoxypolyethylene glycol
- monopropylene glycol
- neopentyl glycol
- nitroglycol
- octaethylene glycol
- polyethylene glycol
- polyglycol
- polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride
- polypropylene glycol
- propylene glycol
- thiodiglycol
- thioglycol
- trigly
Phrases with glycol
Questions about glycol
- What does glycol mean?
- Glycol means any aliphatic diol.
- What is glycol in Tamil?
- Glycol in Tamil is கிளைக்கோல். See Glycol meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glycol?
- Glycol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce glycol?
- Glycol is pronounced /ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/.
- What is the plural of glycol?
- The plural of glycol is glycols.
Words near glycol in the dictionary
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