"propylene glycol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propylene glycols [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} propylene glycol (countable and uncountable, plural propylene glycols)
  1. (uncountable, chemistry) α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-propylene_glycol-en-noun-58YcwA8P Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (countable, organic chemistry) propandiol, any propane chain with two alcohol functional groups attached Tags: countable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Synonyms: E1520, PG [abbreviation], 1,2-propanediol / 1,2-propandiol, propane-1,2-diol / propan-1,2-diol, CH3CH(OH)CH2OH, propandiol, propanediol, C3H6(OH)2 Hypernyms: diol, glycol, C3H8O2, propanediol, propandiol, C3H6(OH)2 Hyponyms: -propyleneglycol (alt: RS), -propyleneglycol (alt: R), -propyleneglycol (alt: S), propan-1,1-diol (english: CH3CH2CH(OH)2), propan-1,3-diol2CH2) (β-propyleneglycol) (alt: (CH2OH), propan-2,2-diol2C(OH)2) (alt: (CH3), propan-1,2-diol (α-propyleneglycol) (alt: CH3CH(OH)CH2(OH)) Derived forms: PG [abbreviation], α-propyleneglycol (propane-1, 2-diol), β-propyleneglycol (propane-1, 3-diol), -propyleneglycol (alt: RS), -propyleneglycol (alt: R), -propyleneglycol (alt: S) Related terms: propyleneglycol, propylene, propyl-, -ene, glycol Coordinate_terms: ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol
    Sense id: en-propylene_glycol-en-noun-26sp9WMM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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