/gluy"kawl, -kol/ , n.
1. Also called ethylene glycol, ethylene alcohol . a colorless, sweet liquid, C 2 H 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an automobile antifreeze and as a solvent.
2. Also called diol . any of a group of alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups.
[ 1855-60; GLYC(ERIN) + (ALCOH)OL ]