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Diol

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glycolnoun(organic chemistry) A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
dihydric alcoholnounany of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

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glycolnoun(organic chemistry) A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
dihydric alcoholnounany of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
epoxidenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
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epoxidesnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
vicinal diolnoun(organic chemistry) Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to adjacent carbon atoms.
geminal diolnoun(organic chemistry) Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to the same carbon atom.
dienolnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound having a hydroxy group directly attached to a diene.
dioleoylnoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two oleoyl groups in a molecule
diethernoun(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having two ether functional groups.
diolepoxidenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound that contains both a diol and an epoxide group, especially on the same six-membered ring
diolefinnoun(organic chemistry) An olefin that has two double bonds; a diene
alkanediolnoun(organic chemistry) A diol (a compound with two hydroxy groups) derived from an alkane which may be linear or branched.
dihydroxyacidnoun(organic chemistry) An acid with molecules that contain two hydroxy groups.
dihydroxylnoun(chemistry) A pair of hydroxyl groups in a molecule
dienoyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from an dienoic acid by loss of a hydroxyl group.
dihydroxylationnoun(organic chemistry) The introduction of two hydroxyl groups into a molecule.
diethoxy(organic chemistry, in combination) Two ethoxy groups in a molecule
enolnoun(organic chemistry) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

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