glycol Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
ethanediol; ethylene glycol.
noun any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
diol; dihydric alcohol.

Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin.

(Chem.) (a) 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. usu. called ethylene glycol (b) Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type. diol