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gly•col
Pronunciation: (glī'kôl, -kol), [key]—
n.
1. Also called
ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C
2H
6O
2, used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.
2. Also called
diol. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.
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