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.

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

• ethylene
• ethyl
• -ene
• glycol
• -ol
• polyethylene glycol

Translations

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

• Czech: etylenglykol m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: éthylène glycol (fr) m

See also

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