propylene glycol

See also: propyleneglycol

English

Alpha propylene glycol ball-and-stick model

Noun

propylene glycol (countable and uncountable, plural propylene glycols)

1. (uncountable, chemistry) α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
2. (countable, organic chemistry) propandiol, any propane chain with two alcohol functional groups attached

Synonyms

(α-propylene glycol):

• E1520 (when used as a humectant)
• PG (abbreviation)
• 1,2-propanediol / 1,2-propandiol
• propane-1,2-diol / propan-1,2-diol
• CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH

(any propanediol):

• propandiol / propanediol
• C₃H₆(OH)₂

Hyponyms

• (RS)-propyleneglycol
• (R)-propyleneglycol
• (S)-propyleneglycol

(any propanediol):

• propan-1,1-diol (CH₃CH₂CH(OH)₂)
• propan-1,3-diol ((CH₂OH)₂CH₂) (β-propyleneglycol)
• propan-2,2-diol ((CH₃)₂C(OH)₂)
• propan-1,2-diol (CH₃CH(OH)CH₂(OH)) (α-propyleneglycol)

Hypernyms

• diol
• glycol
• C₃H₈O₂

(α-propylene glycol):

• propanediol / propandiol
• C₃H₆(OH)₂

Derived terms

• PG (abbreviation)
• α-propyleneglycol (propane-1,2-diol)
• β-propyleneglycol (propane-1,3-diol)
• (RS)-propyleneglycol
• (R)-propyleneglycol
• (S)-propyleneglycol

Related terms

• propyleneglycol
• propylene
• propyl-
• -ene
• glycol

Coordinate terms

• ethylene glycol
• dipropylene glycol