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antifreeze vs glycol

glycol vs antifreeze

antifreeze and glycol both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antifreeze Yes No No No
glycol Yes No No No
As nouns, glycol is a hyponym of antifreeze; that is, glycol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antifreeze:
  • antifreeze: a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
  • glycol: a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Other hyponyms of antifreeze include ethanediol, ethylene glycol, propanediol, propylene glycol.
antifreeze (noun) glycol (noun)
a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Difference between antifreeze and glycol

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