dihydric alcohol vs glycol

dihydric alcohol and glycol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dihydric alcohol	Yes	No	No	No
glycol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dihydric alcohol and glycol are synonyms defined as:

dihydric alcohol and glycol: any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

Other synonyms of dihydric alcohol include diol.

dihydric alcohol (noun)	glycol (noun)
any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule	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