🔄 Synonyms of "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 alcoholnoun | any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule |
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| Word | Definition |
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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 alcoholnoun | any 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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