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Definition: Ethylene Glycol |
Ethylene GlycolNoun1. A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | A colorless, odorless, viscous dihydroxy alcohol. It has a sweet taste, but is poisonous if ingested. Ethylene glycol is the most important glycol commercially available and is manufactured on a large scale in the United States. It is used as an antifreeze and coolant, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of low-freezing dynamites and resins. (references) |
Mining | A highly explosive liquid HOCH2 CH2 OH ; somewhat volatile;nonfreezing; explosive base. Used as an antifreeze. (references) |
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Synonyms: Ethylene GlycolSynonyms: ethanediol (n), glycol (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ethylene Glycol |
| Specialty definitions using "ethylene glycol": Antifreeze Solution ♦ cryoprotectant ♦ low-freezing dynamites ♦ Polyethylene Terephthalates. (references) |
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| Language | Translations for "ethylene glycol"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | ethylenglycol (ethanediol), ethandiol (ethanediol, monoethyleneglycol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ethyleenglycol (ethanediol, monoethyleneglycol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | éthylèneglycol (ethanediol), éthylène glycol (ethanediol), éthanediol (ethanediol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Ethandiol (ethanediol), Aethylenglykol (ethanediol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | γλυκόλη (glycol), αιθυλογλυκόλη (ethanediol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | etilénglikol, 2-etándiol, 1 (alizarin, quart, quartern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | etilenglicole (ethanediol), etilen glicol (ethanediol), glicol etilenico (ethanediol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ethyleneay ycolglay etileno glicol (ethanediol). (various references) etilenglicol (ethanediol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-g-h-l-l-l-n-o-t-y-y" | |
-5 letters: entelechy, genteelly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 74 68 79 6C 65 6E 65 47 6C 79 63 6F 6C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110100 01101000 01111001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01100101 00100000 01000111 01101100 01111001 01100011 01101111 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E t h y l e n e   G l y c o l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0074 0068 0079 006C 0065 006E 0065 0047 006C 0079 0063 006F 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39867491787180712417891698178 |
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