"glycol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-glycol.wav Forms: glycols [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ol. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|γλυκύς||sweet}} Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”), {{suffix|en||ol}} + -ol Head templates: {{en-noun}} glycol (plural glycols)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (any aliphatic diol): glykol [common-gender] (Danish), glycol [masculine] (French), Glykol [neuter] (German), γλυκόλη (glykóli) [feminine] (Greek), glykol [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), glykol [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), glikol [masculine] (Polish), glykol (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-glycol-en-noun-osfHtga~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ol Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ol: 48 52 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'any aliphatic diol': 90 10
  2. (organic chemistry) A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol. Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-glycol-en-noun-OYap9VzM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ol Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ol: 48 52 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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