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Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
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diol
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n. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule [syn: glycol , dihydric alcohol ]
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A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (−OH groups). This pairing of functional groups is pervasive, and many subcategories have been identified. The most common industrial diol is ethylene glycol . Examples of diols in which the hydroxyl ...
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n. (context organic compound English) any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups
Usage examples of diol.
Ambassador Diol likened their situation to the planet Bajor after the Cardassian withdrawal, an opinion with which the Federation Council agrees.