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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

glycols

Subject Category: W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition: A generic grouping for dihydric alcohols with the hydroxy groups (-OH) located on different carbon atoms. They are viscous liquids with high boiling points for their molecular weights.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
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Used For: diols
Broader Term: alcohols
Narrower Term: butanediol; chloral hydrate; chloralose; ethohexadiol; ethylene glycol; polyethylene glycol; propanediols; sphingosine
Spanish: glicoles
Term Number: 6151

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