propylene glycol

Alpha propylene glycol ball-and-stick model

Meaning

Noun

  • α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH3CH(OH)CH2OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
  • propandiol, any propane chain with two alcohol functional groups attached

Related

Similar words

  • PG
  • 1,2-propanediol / 1,2-propandiol
  • propane-1,2-diol / propan-1,2-diol
  • CH3CH(OH)CH2OH
  • propandiol / propanediol
  • C3H6(OH)2

Narrower meaning words

  • (RS)-propyleneglycol
  • (R)-propyleneglycol
  • (S)-propyleneglycol
  • propan-1,1-diol
  • propan-1,3-diol
  • propan-2,2-diol
  • propan-1,2-diol

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