propylene glycol

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propylene glycol

noun propylene glycols

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

Similar: E1520, PG, 1,2-propanediol / 1,2-propandiol, propane-1,2-diol / propan-1,2-diol, CH3CH(OH)CH2OH, propandiol, propanediol, C3H6(OH)2

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@misc{propylene_glycol_2026,
  title = {propylene glycol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propylene%20glycol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}