Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GLYCOL
Gly "col, n. Etym: [Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin. ] (Chem. )(a ) 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. (b ) Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type.
GLYCOLIC
GLYCOLIC Gly *col "ic, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether; glycolic acid. Glycolic acid (Chem. ), an organic acid, found naturally in unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape (Ampelopsis quinquefolia ), and produced artificially in many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance, HO. CH2.CO2H, has the properties both of an alcohol and an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- called also hydroxyacetic acid.
GLYCOLIDE
Gly "co *lide, n. Etym: [Glycol + anhydride. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A white amorphous powder, C4H4O, obtained by heating and dehydrating glycolic acid. [Written also glycollide.]
GLYCOLURIC
Gly `co *lu "ric, a. Etym: [Glycol + uric. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, glycol and urea; as, glycoluric acid, which is called also hydantoic acid.
GLYCOLURIL
Gly `co *lu "ril, n. Etym: [Glycolyl + uric. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, obtained by the reduction of allantoïn.
GLYCOLYL
Gly "co *lyl, n. Etym: [Glycolic + -yl.] (Chem. )
Defn: A divalent, compound radical, CO. CH2, regarded as the essential radical of glycolic acid, and a large series of related compounds.
New American Oxford Dictionary
glycol
gly col |ˈglīkôl, -kōl ˈɡlaɪkɔl | ▶noun short for ethylene glycol. • Chemistry another term for diol. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (applied to ethylene glycol ): from glycerin + -ol (originally intended to designate a substance intermediate between glycerine and alcohol ).
glycolic acid
gly col ic ac id |glīˈkälik ɡlaɪˌkɑlɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun a colorless, translucent, crystalline compound, C 2 H 4 O 3, that occurs in cane sugar, unripe grapes, and sugar beets and has numerous industrial uses, esp. in dyeing leather and textiles and in the manufacture of pesticides.
glycolysis
gly col y sis |glīˈkäləsis ɡlaɪˈkɑləsəs | ▶noun Biochemistry the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid. DERIVATIVES gly co lyt ic |ˌglīkəˈlitik |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
glycol
glycol |ˈglʌɪkɒl | ▶noun short for ethylene glycol. • Chemistry another term for diol. DERIVATIVES glycolic |-ˈkɒlɪk |adjective, glycollic |-ˈkɒlɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (applied to ethylene glycol ): from glycerine + -ol (originally intended to designate a substance intermediate between glycerine and alcohol ).
glycolic acid
gly col ic ac id |glīˈkälik ɡlaɪˌkɑlɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun a colorless, translucent, crystalline compound, C 2 H 4 O 3, that occurs in cane sugar, unripe grapes, and sugar beets and has numerous industrial uses, esp. in dyeing leather and textiles and in the manufacture of pesticides.
glycolysis
glycolysis |glʌɪˈkɒlɪsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid. DERIVATIVES glycolytic adjective |ˌglʌɪkəˈlɪtɪk |
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
glycol
gly col /ɡláɪkoʊl |-kɔl /名詞 U 〘化 〙グリコール 〘自動車の不凍液など 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary