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ethylene glycol
Broader Terms:
diol
Narrower Terms:
chloral hydrate
Narrower Terms:
nonoxynol 9
Scope Note:
viscous dihydroxy alcohol solvent with a sweetish acrid taste; poisonous if ingested; used as an antifreeze and coolant, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of low-freezing dynamites and resins.
Term Number:
0081-2014
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