ethylene glycol

English

Alternative forms

• ethyleneglycol

Noun

Chemical structure of ethylene glycol

ethylene glycol (uncountable)

1. (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.
   • 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: New I.C.I. block tank train”, in Modern Railways, page 224:

     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.

   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 50:

     ‘Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, rather good stuff.’

Synonyms

• EG
• ethane-1,2-diol
• monoethylene glycol / MEG

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
• monoethylene glycol / MEG

 

Related terms

• diethylene glycol / DEG
• -ene
• ethyl
• ethylene
• glycol
• monoethylene
• monoethylene glycol / MEG
• -ol
• polyethylene
• polyethylene glycol / PEG
• triethylene glycol / TEG

 

Translations

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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乙二醇 (zh) (yǐ'èrchún)

• Czech: etylenglykol m
• French: éthylène glycol (fr) m

See also

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