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- [glahy-kawl, -kol]
- /ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl/
- /ˈɡlaɪˌkɒl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glahy-kawl, -kol]
- /ˈglaɪ kɔl, -kɒl/
Definitions of glycol word
- noun glycol Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol. a colorless, sweet liquid, C 2 H 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent. 1
- noun glycol Also called diol. any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups. 1
- noun glycol (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol. 1
- noun glycol ethylene glycol 0
- noun glycol any of a group of alcohols with a hydroxyl group attached to each of two carbon atoms, as ethylene glycol 0
- noun glycol (organic chemistry) A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol. 0
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Origin of glycol
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; glyc(erin) + (alcoh)ol
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Parts of speech for Glycol
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glycol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
glycol usage trend in Literature
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