ethylene glycol

English

Alternative forms

ethyleneglycol

Noun

Chemical structure of Ethylene Glycol

ethylene glycol (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, and the chemical structure at right. It is a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, and is widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its anti-freeze properties.

Synonyms

ethane-1,2-diol

Hypernyms

ethyl glycol, ethylglycol
ethanyl glycol, ethanylglycol
ethyl diol, ethyldiol
ethanyl diol, ethanyldiol
ethane diol
ethane glycol

Derived terms

ethylene glycol demethalcrylate
ethylene glycol diniitrate
ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid

Related terms

Translations

(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH

Czech: etylenglykol m

French: éthylène glycol (fr) m

See also

ethylene diol, ethylenediol
ethenyl glycol, ethenylglycol
ethenyl diol, ethenyldiol
ethene diol
ethene glycol

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