glycol

English Thesaurus

1. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	alcohol,
definition	:	any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation (noun.substance)

2. a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	antifreeze,
definition	:	a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point (noun.substance)