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Glycerol vs. Glycol — What's the Difference?

Glycerol vs. Glycol — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Glycerol and Glycol

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Glycerol

Glycerol (; also called glycerine in British English or glycerin in American English) is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic.

Glycol

Any of various diols, usually containing vicinal hydroxyl groups.

Glycerol

A colourless, sweet, viscous liquid formed as a by-product in soap manufacture. It is used as an emollient and laxative, and for making explosives and antifreeze.

Glycol

Ethylene glycol.

Glycerol

A syrupy, sweet, colorless or yellowish liquid triol, C3H8O3, obtained from fats and oils as a byproduct of saponification and used as a solvent, antifreeze, plasticizer, and sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics, liquid soaps, inks, and lubricants.
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Glycol

(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol.

Glycerol

(organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol

Glycol

(organic compound) A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.

Glycerol

A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.

Glycol

A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.

Glycerol

Same as Glycerin.

Glycol

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

Glycerol

A sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils

Glycol

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

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