Glycol
Glycol , noun
[Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin.]
(a)
(Chemistry) A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.
(b)
(Chemistry) Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type.<-- diol -->