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What (who) is glycol - definition
CHEMICAL COMPOUND CONTAINING TWO HYDROXYL GROUPS
Glycol; Glycols; Dialcohol; Aldehyde hydrate; Diols; Duhydrozy alcohol; Vicinal diol
Glycol
·noun Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type.
II. Glycol ·noun A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.
glycol
ethylene glycol
![Ethylene glycol is one precursor to [[polyethyleneterephthalate]], which is produced on the multimillion ton scale annually.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PET.svg?width=200 "Ethylene glycol is one precursor to [[polyethyleneterephthalate]], which is produced on the multimillion ton scale annually.")
ORGANIC COMPOUND USED IN THE MAKING OF POLYESTER FIBERS AND IN ANTIFREEZE FORMULATIONS
Ethylene Glycol; Ethane-1,2-diol; 1,2-ethanediol; Dihydroxyalcohol; 1,2-etandiol; Ethylene glycols; Ethandiol; Mono Ethylene Glycol; Monoethylene glycol; Ethyleneglycol; Ethan-1,2-diol; Ethanediol; Ethylene alcohol; 1,2-Dihydroxyethane; 1,2-Ethanediol
¦ noun Chemistry a colourless viscous hygroscopic liquid used in antifreeze and in wood preservatives; ethanediol.
Wikipedia
Diol
A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (−OH groups). An aliphatic diol is also called a glycol. This pairing of functional groups is pervasive, and many subcategories have been identified.
The most common industrial diol is ethylene glycol. Examples of diols in which the hydroxyl functional groups are more widely separated include 1,4-butanediol HO−(CH2)4−OH and propylene-1,3-diol, or beta propylene glycol, HO−CH2−CH2−CH2−OH.
Examples of use of glycol
1. All tubes of Sensodyne contaminated with toxic levels of diethylene glycol should be thrown away.
2. The FDA is concerned that these products may contain diethylene glycol.
3. Anti–freeze contains the poisonous chemical ethylene glycol which can be lethal in small doses.
4. Tests on the victims‘ bodies showed they were poisoned with ethylene glycol, a chemical in antifreeze.
5. The 24–year–old man had swallowed ethylene glycol, found in antifreeze, which can cause death.