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glycols
noun(gly-col)
diol; especially : ethylene glycol
glycols
noun(gly-col)
a thick liquid diol C2H6O2 used especially as an antifreeze and in making polyester fibers
glycols
noun(gly-col)
any of a series of polymers H(OCH2CH2)nOH where n is greater than three that vary from viscous liquids to waxy solids and are used especially as lubricants and in medical and biotechnological applications —abbreviation PEG
glycols
noun(gly-col)
a sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid C3H8O2 made especially from propylene and used especially as an antifreeze and solvent, in brake fluids, and as a food preservative

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