ethylene glycol en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties.
‘Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, rather good stuff.’
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 50:It is concerned in the manufacture of ethylene glycol, a principal raw material in the production of Terylene, and a block train of eleven 25-ton tank wagons, designed by I.C.I., has been specially constructed by B.R. to convey output to I.C.I.'s Wilton works in North Yorkshire.
1962 October, “Talking of Trains: New I.C.I. block tank train”, in Modern Railways, page 224:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethyleneglycol | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid · MEG · ethylene glycol demethalcrylate · monoethylene glycol · ethylene glycol diniitrate
Hypernyms
ethanyl glycol · ethanyl diol · ethyl glycol · ethane glycol · ethanyldiol · ethanylglycol · ethyl diol · ethyldiol · ethylglycol · ethane diol
Relateds
ethenyl diol · ethylenediol · polyethylene glycol · glycol · ethyl · polyethylene · ethenylglycol · ethene glycol · -ene · diethylene glycol · monoethylene · ethenyldiol · ethylene diol · MEG · ethene diol · ethylene · DEG · TEG · PEG · ethenyl glycol · monoethylene glycol · triethylene glycol · -ol
Synonyms
EG · monoethylene glycol · MEG · ethane-1,2-diol
Translations (5)
cmn 乙二醇 ((organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH) · cs etylenglykol ((organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH) · de Äthylenglykol ((organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH) · fr éthylène glycol ((organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH) · de Ethylenglycol ((organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH)