English Explanatory Dictionary

glycol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any aliphatic diol.
  2. A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-glycol.wav

Word forms

glycol glycols

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycol From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ol.

Derived words

butyleneglycol butylene glycol chloramphenicol diethylene glycol glycol ether glycolic glycolmethacrylate glycol nucleic acid glycoluric macrogol methoxypolyethylene glycol monoethylene glycol monomethoxypolyethylene glycol monopropylene glycol neopentyl glycol nitroglycol polyethylene glycol polyglycol polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride polypropylene glycol propylene glycol thiodiglycol thioglycol trigly
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