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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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