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ETHANEDIOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethanediol mean?
• ETHANEDIOL (noun)
The noun ETHANEDIOL has 1 sense:
1. a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Familiarity information: ETHANEDIOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
ethanediol; ethylene glycol; glycol
Hypernyms ("ethanediol" is a kind of...):
antifreeze (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)
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