GLYCOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glycol mean? 

• GLYCOL (noun)
  The noun GLYCOL has 2 senses:

1. a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent

2. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

  Familiarity information: GLYCOL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ethanediol; ethylene glycol; glycol

Hypernyms ("glycol" is a kind of...):

antifreeze (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dihydric alcohol; diol; glycol

Hypernyms ("glycol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)

 Context examples 

Macrogol 3350 is also known as polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350.

(Macrogol 3350-Based Iso-Osmotic Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant human arginase I (liver arginase) covalently attached, via a succinamide propionic acid (SPA) linker, to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) of molecular weight 5,000 [rhArg-peg(5,000mw)] with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Pegylated Recombinant Human Arginase I BCT-100, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation containing the nonabsorbable polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG or macrogol) 3350 with laxative activity.

(PEG-based Laxative NER1006, NCI Thesaurus)

A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with L-asparaginase.

(Pegaspargase, NCI Thesaurus)

A long-acting formulation of recombinant interferon alpha subtype 2b (IFN-a2b) protein, in which IFN-a2b is coupled, via proline, to polyethylene glycol (PEG), with antiviral, immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.

(PEG-Proline-Interferon Alfa-2b, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic activity.

(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with human recombinant cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) with antineoplastic activity.

(PEG-interleukin-2, NCI Thesaurus)

The polyethylene glycol coating allows for greater plasma circulation time, thus enhancing the concentration of belotecan at the tumor site.

(Pegylated Liposomal Belotecan, NCI Thesaurus)

Glycol dimethacrylate is a reactive resin used as a functional monomer and a crosslinking agent in polymer production.

(Glycol Dimethacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)

An ester containing a sugar component (glycol) and a nonsugar (aglycone) component attached via oxygen or nitrogen bond.

(Glycoside Compound, NCI Thesaurus)