Definition of diethylene glycol in English:
diethylene glycol
noun-θ(ə)l-dʌɪˈɛθɪliːndīˌeTHəlēn ˈɡlīkôl
mass nounChemistry A colourless soluble liquid used as a solvent and antifreeze.
Chemical formula: (C₂H₄OH)₂O
Example sentencesExamples
- Other glycols are also used in polymer production; for example, tetramethylene glycol is used to produce polyesters, and diethylene glycol is used in the manufacture of polyurethane and unsaturated polyester resins.
- While it's true that some Austrian winemakers were caught adding an illicit sweetening agent in 1985, the substance in question was diethylene glycol, not ethylene glycol.
- Unfortunately, the new product the company distributed contained diethylene glycol, an antifreeze and poison.
- A number of incidents were reported involving diethylene glycol that triggered the need for guidelines for distribution and trade related quality.
- Analyses designed to sniff out diethylene glycol demonstrated just how much of this Austrian wine had been used to bolster sweet wines labelled as 100 per cent German.