| NOUN | substance | glycol, ethylene glycol, ethanediol | a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid / liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent |
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| substance | glycol, diol, dihydric alcohol | any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule |
| Sounds | glay'kao.l; glay'kow.l | |
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| Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | |
| amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | ||
| Meaning | A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid / liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent. | |
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| Synonyms | ethylene glycol, ethanediol | |
| Broader | antifreeze | A liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point |
| Spanish | etilenglicol, glicol | |
| Catalan | etilenglicol, glicol | |
| Meaning | Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule. | |
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| Synonyms | diol, dihydric alcohol | |
| Broader | alcohol | Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation |
| Spanish | diol, glicol | |
| Catalan | diol | |
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