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noun
any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: glycol, dihydric alcohol
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alcohol
History
From di- + -ol.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
