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ETHYLENE GLYCOL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethylene glycol mean?

• ETHYLENE GLYCOL (noun)
The noun ETHYLENE GLYCOL has 1 sense:

1. a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent

Familiarity information: ETHYLENE GLYCOL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ETHYLENE GLYCOL (noun)

Sense 1

ethylene glycol ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ethanediol; ethylene glycol; glycol

Hypernyms ("ethylene glycol" is a kind of...):

antifreeze (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)

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