propylene glycol

See also: propyleneglycol

English

Alpha propylene glycol ball-and-stick model

Noun

propylene glycol (countable and uncountable, plural propylene glycols)

(uncountable, chemistry) α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
(countable, organic chemistry) propandiol, any propane chain with two alcohol functional groups attached

Synonyms

(α-propylene glycol):

E1520 (when used as a humectant)
PG (abbreviation)
1,2-propanediol / 1,2-propandiol
propane-1,2-diol / propan-1,2-diol
CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH

(any propanediol):

propandiol / propanediol
C₃H₆(OH)₂

Hypernyms

diol
glycol
C₃H₈O₂

(α-propylene glycol):

propanediol / propandiol
C₃H₆(OH)₂

Hyponyms

(RS)-propyleneglycol
(R)-propyleneglycol
(S)-propyleneglycol

(any propanediol):

propan-1,1-diol (CH₃CH₂CH(OH)₂)
propan-1,3-diol ((CH₂OH)₂CH₂) (β-propyleneglycol)
propan-2,2-diol ((CH₃)₂C(OH)₂)
propan-1,2-diol (CH₃CH(OH)CH₂(OH)) (α-propyleneglycol)

Coordinate terms

ethylene glycol
dipropylene glycol

Derived terms

PG (abbreviation)
α-propyleneglycol (propane-1,2-diol)
β-propyleneglycol (propane-1,3-diol)
(RS)-propyleneglycol
(R)-propyleneglycol
(S)-propyleneglycol

Related terms

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