Meanings
alternative ethyleneglycol
- uncountablechemistryThe 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 501 more example
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 224Synonyms: EG, ethane-1,2-diol, monoethylene glycol, MEG
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 乙二醇
- 乙二醇 (yǐ'èrchún)(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH
Czech etylenglykol
- etylenglykol(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH
French éthylène glycol
- éthylène glycol(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH
German Ethylenglycol, Äthylenglykol
- Ethylenglycol(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH
- Äthylenglykol(organic chemistry) organic compound HO-CH2-CH2-OH
Cite this entry
ethylene glycol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylene%20glycol
“ethylene glycol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylene%20glycol. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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