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• Glycol — Gly col, n. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …   Universalium

• glycol — /gluy kawl, kol/, n. 1. Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C2H6O2, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent. 2. Also called diol. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.… …   Universalium

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• glycol — 1. A compound containing two alcohol groups. 2. Ethylene g., HOCH2CH2OH, the simplest g.. * * * gly·col glī .kȯl, .kōl n ETHYLENE GLYCOL broadly a related alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups * * * gly·col (gliґkol) any of a group of aliphatic …   Medical dictionary

• alcohol — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Argyrol, Chile saltpeter, Demerol, Dial, Dolophine, H, John Barleycorn, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mercurochrome, Merthiolate, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Salol, Seconal, Seconal pill,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Alcohol oxidation — Mechanism of oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids via aldehydes and aldehyde hydrates Alcohol oxidation is an important organic reaction. Primary alcohols (R CH2 OH) can be oxidized either to aldehydes (R CHO) or to carboxylic acids… …   Wikipedia