polyglycol

noun

poly·​glycol

ˈpälē,

-lə̇+

: a polyethylene glycol or related compound of the ether-glycol type containing several ether linkages that yields one or more glycols on hydrolysis of these linkages

Word History

Etymology

poly- + glycol

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