Variant: or gly · col · lic acid
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )gl ī - ' kä-lik-
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glycol + 1 -ic
Date: 1852
: an alpha hydroxy acid C 2 H 4 O 3 found especially in unripe grapes and sugar beets and used especially in textile and leather processing and in skin-care treatments especially as an exfoliant