diethylene glycol

diethylene glycol
\(ˈ)dī+...-\ noun
Etymology: di- + ethylene
: a sweet toxic hygroscopic syrupy compound O(CH2CH2OH)2 made from ethylene oxide (as by reaction with ethylene glycol) and used chiefly as solvent, humectant, and plasticizer and in the production of polyester resins — called also diglycol

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