different between glycol vs glycerin

glycol

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (glukús, sweet) +? -ol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??la??.k?l/

Noun

glycol (plural glycols)

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

Translations

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glycerin

English

Noun

glycerin (countable and uncountable, plural glycerins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Alternative spelling of glycerine.

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “glycerin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Czech

Noun

glycerin m

  1. glycerin, glycerine

Further reading

  • glycerin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
  • glycerin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

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  • what glycerol is used in this process
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