PROPANEDIOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does propanediol mean? 

• PROPANEDIOL (noun)
  The noun PROPANEDIOL has 1 sense:

1. a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects

  Familiarity information: PROPANEDIOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPANEDIOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

propanediol; propylene glycol

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

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

humectant (any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist)

 Context examples 

A three substituted fluoranthene derivative of the 2-(arylmethylamino)-1,3-propanediol family that intercalates with DNA, causing inhibition of DNA synthesis.

(BW A773U, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic propanediol dicarbamate derivative and an adjunct in the treatment of painful muscle spasms, Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that relieves stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by muscle injuries.

(Carisoprodol, NCI Thesaurus)

A propanediol compound with anticonvulsant and antiepileptic properties.

(Felbamate, NCI Thesaurus)