glycol

noun

gly·​col ˈglī-ˌkȯl  -ˌkōl 

: diol

especially : ethylene glycol

Examples of glycol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The demonstration video posted on X shows a clear liquid spurting all over the ground, which Tesla confirmed was glycol, a type of cooling agent used to cool its Supercharger cables. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Once ramped up, Circ expects the facility to process 70,000 metric tons of polycotton textile waste annually and produce cellulose pulp, purified terephthalic acid and monoethylene glycol. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

The incident damaged cables and water lines, flooding the base of the antenna with 200,000 gallons of water containing glycol, an environmental hazard. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

Releasing the cold on demand The cooling side works through a separate glycol loop. — Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary glyc- + -ol

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing glycol

• ethylene glycol
• polyethylene glycol
• propylene glycol

Rhymes for glycol

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Medical Definition

glycol

noun

gly·​col ˈglī-ˌkȯl  -ˌkōl 

: ethylene glycol

broadly : a related alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups