Ethylene Glycols. Glycols, Ethylene . Dihydroxyethanes . Ethanediols . An ethylene compound with two hydroxy groups (-OH) located on adjacent carbons. They are viscous and colorless liquids. Some are used as anesthetics or hypnotics. However, the class is best known for their use as a coolant or antifreeze. . 1.00
Ethylene Glycol. 1,2-Ethanediol . 2-Hydroxyethanol . Monoethylene Glycol . 1,2 Ethanediol . 2 Hydroxyethanol . Glycol, Ethylene . Glycol, Monoethylene . A colorless, odorless, viscous dihydroxy alcohol. It has a sweet taste, but is poisonous if ingested. Ethylene glycol is the most important glycol commercially available and is manufactured on a large scale in the United States. It is used as an antifreeze and coolant, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of low-freezing dynamites and resins. . 0.96
Polyethylene Glycols. Polyethylene Glycol . Polyethylene Oxide . Polyethyleneoxide . Tritons . Glycol, Polyethylene . Glycols, Polyethylene . Macrogol . Oxide, Polyethylene . Oxides, Polyethylene . Polyethylene Oxides . Polyethyleneoxides . Polyoxyethylene . Macrogols . Polyoxyethylenes . Polymers of ETHYLENE OXIDE and water, and their ethers. They vary in consistency from liquid to solid depending on the molecular weight indicated by a number following the name. They are used as SURFACTANTS, dispersing agents, solvents, ointment and suppository bases, vehicles, and tablet excipients. Some specific groups are NONOXYNOLS, OCTOXYNOLS, and POLOXAMERS. . 0.68
Glycols. 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. . 0.67
