diol

D2I1O1L1
/ˈdaɪ.ɒl/

noun

any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

Similar
glycoldihydric alcohol
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Meanings

noundiol (plural diols)

plural diols

  1. chemistryany organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

Similar
glycoldihydric alcohol
Broader
alcohol
Also see
glycol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From di- + -ol.

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Translations

French diol
  • diolorganic compound
German Diol
  • Diolorganic compound
Polish diol
  • diolorganic compound
Russian дио́л
  • дио́л (diól)organic compound
Spanish diol
  • diolorganic compound
Welsh deuol
  • deuolorganic compound

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

idollidoLodiOLDIolidloid
Cite this entry
APA

diol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diol

MLA

“diol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diol.

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