a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
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any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
source: WordNet 3.0
A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.