Ethylene Glycol
Synonyms
1,2 Ethanediol
1,2-Ethanediol
2 Hydroxyethanol
2-Hydroxyethanol
Glycol, Ethylene
Glycol, Monoethylene
Monoethylene Glycol
A colorless, odorless, viscous dihydroxy alcohol. It has a sweet taste, but is poisonous if ingested. Ethylene glycol is the most important glycol commercially available and is manufactured on a large scale in the United States. It is used as an antifreeze and coolant, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of low-freezing dynamites and resins.