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glycol definition

gly·col (glī′kôl′, -kōl′)

noun

  1. ethylene glycol
  2. any of a group of alcohols with a hydroxyl group attached to each of two carbon atoms, as ethylene glycol

Etymology: glyc(erin) + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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