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GLYCOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glycol mean?
• GLYCOL (noun)
The noun GLYCOL has 2 senses:
1. a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
2. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Familiarity information: GLYCOL used as a noun is 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 ("glycol" is a kind of...):
antifreeze (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
dihydric alcohol; diol; glycol
Hypernyms ("glycol" is a kind of...):
alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)
Context examples
Macrogol 3350 is also known as polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350.
(Macrogol 3350-Based Iso-Osmotic Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)
A recombinant human arginase I (liver arginase) covalently attached, via a succinamide propionic acid (SPA) linker, to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) of molecular weight 5,000 [rhArg-peg(5,000mw)] with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Pegylated Recombinant Human Arginase I BCT-100, NCI Thesaurus)
A preparation containing the nonabsorbable polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG or macrogol) 3350 with laxative activity.
(PEG-based Laxative NER1006, NCI Thesaurus)
A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with L-asparaginase.
(Pegaspargase, NCI Thesaurus)
A long-acting formulation of recombinant interferon alpha subtype 2b (IFN-a2b) protein, in which IFN-a2b is coupled, via proline, to polyethylene glycol (PEG), with antiviral, immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.
(PEG-Proline-Interferon Alfa-2b, NCI Thesaurus)
A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic activity.
(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)
A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with human recombinant cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) with antineoplastic activity.
(PEG-interleukin-2, NCI Thesaurus)
The polyethylene glycol coating allows for greater plasma circulation time, thus enhancing the concentration of belotecan at the tumor site.
(Pegylated Liposomal Belotecan, NCI Thesaurus)
Glycol dimethacrylate is a reactive resin used as a functional monomer and a crosslinking agent in polymer production.
(Glycol Dimethacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)
An ester containing a sugar component (glycol) and a nonsugar (aglycone) component attached via oxygen or nitrogen bond.
(Glycoside Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
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