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glycols

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002924

A generic grouping for dihydric alcohols with the hydroxy groups (-OH) located on different carbon atoms. They are viscous liquids with high boiling points for their molecular weights.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002924
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsdiols
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoalcohols; chloralose; butanediol; chloral hydrate; ethohexadiol; ethylene glycol; polyethylene glycol; propanediols; sphingosine
TranslationsSpanish: glicoles
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002924",
  "term": "glycols",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A generic grouping for dihydric alcohols with the hydroxy groups (-OH) located on different carbon atoms. They are viscous liquids with high boiling points for their molecular weights.",
  "synonyms": [
    "diols"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "alcohols",
    "chloralose",
    "butanediol",
    "chloral hydrate",
    "ethohexadiol",
    "ethylene glycol",
    "polyethylene glycol",
    "propanediols",
    "sphingosine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "glicoles"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/glycols/"
}

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