Glycol is an English word with synonyms like antifreeze or diol. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Glycol in a sentence
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Glycol meaning
- Any aliphatic diol.
- A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
Synonyms of Glycol
Using Glycol
- The main meaning on this page is: Any aliphatic diol. | A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
- Useful related words include: ethylene glycol, ethanediol, antifreeze, diol.
- In the example corpus, glycol often appears in combinations such as: propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol.
Context around Glycol
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glycol
- In this selection, "glycol" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, propylene, ethylene, diethylene, meg, deg and teg stand out and add context to how "glycol" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 30 water glycol coolant mix and acetate polyethylene glycol peg and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glycol" sits close to words such as abduct, acetylcholine and adeosun, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glycol
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Propylene glycol is also a common antifreeze. (7 words)
To keep the rink frozen, 45,000 gallons of glycol pumps through those pipes. (14 words)
Taylor acknowledged that she knows what’s in the vape juice (vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol). (16 words)
The mixture is typically part water and part glycol, and it works by making its way to the inner workings of the engine and ensuring the heat's egress to the rest of the wider cooling system. (37 words)
Unlike other deodorants on the market, only includes the most natural of ingredients, meaning they never use things like baking soda, alcohol, propylene glycol or synthetic fragrance – all of which can cause irritation and sensitivity. (35 words)
Commonly used in de-icing products, screen wash and in car engines, antifreeze contains ethylene glycol which is a highly toxic substance that can cause severe illness or even death in animals if ingested. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Split by product type, with production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, can be divided into Monoethylene Glycol (MEG), Diethylene Glycol (DEG), Triethylene Glycol (TEG).
The analysis found that the product contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants," read a WHO report.
Another improvement, introduced with the Merlin X, was the use of a 70%–30% water-glycol coolant mix rather than the 100% glycol of the earlier versions.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers were told to stop using propylene glycol sourced from a Delhi-based chemical plant operated by Maya Chemtech India Private, which supplied cough syrup ingredients to Marion Biotech.
The mixture is typically part water and part glycol, and it works by making its way to the inner workings of the engine and ensuring the heat's egress to the rest of the wider cooling system.
Also check the ingredient list for other harmful ingredients such as triclosan, sodium lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol, diethanolamine, parabens and microbeads.
Commonly used in de-icing products, screen wash and in car engines, antifreeze contains ethylene glycol which is a highly toxic substance that can cause severe illness or even death in animals if ingested.
Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless liquid with a slightly sweet taste that easily dissolves in water.
Investigators suspect the parents poisoned Yoshiki with ethylene glycol by making her consume an anti-freeze solution used in engine coolants.
Some allergic reactions to vapes also occur without a known food trigger, but instead are sparked by a substance called propylene glycol, a colourless liquid used to sweeten the vapour in many e-cigarettes.
To keep the rink frozen, 45,000 gallons of glycol pumps through those pipes.
Inhaling heated chemicals — most vaping liquids blend nicotine with propylene glycol — poses health risks for adults as well, many supporters noted.
PRT breaks the polyester into its two base monomers: dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol, and then turns them back into polyester building blocks, much as Aquafil does with nylon.
Some even feature propylene glycol, an ingredient found in liquid sweeteners and alcohol-based hand sanitizers due to its solubility in water.
This warm, cotton-scented perfume is free of common allergy-inducing irritants, including sulfate, propylene glycol, dyes, talc, and mineral oil.
Unlike other deodorants on the market, only includes the most natural of ingredients, meaning they never use things like baking soda, alcohol, propylene glycol or synthetic fragrance – all of which can cause irritation and sensitivity.
Vitamin E Acetate, Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT Oil) are expressly prohibited for use in the manufacture of regulated marijuana concentrate or regulated marijuana products intended for inhalation.
A good example is the formation of acetal from the interaction between propylene glycol (PG) and aldehyde-based flavourants.
Propylene glycol is also a common antifreeze.
Taylor acknowledged that she knows what’s in the vape juice (vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol).
Common combinations with glycol
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: