propanediol

English

Alternative forms

• propandiol

Etymology

propane +‎ diol

Noun

propanediol (plural propanediols)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of four diols derived from propane, usually the forms 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol, but especially 1,2-propanediol known as propylene glycol

Synonyms

• propyleneglycol (when treated as "propanediol" instead of "1,2-propanediol")

Hypernyms

• diol
• glycol

Hyponyms

• propan-1,1-diol (CH₃CH₂CH(OH)₂)
• propan-1,3-diol ((CH₂OH)₂CH₂) (β-propyleneglycol)
• propan-2,2-diol ((CH₃)₂C(OH)₂)
• propan-1,2-diol (CH₃CH(OH)CH₂(OH)) (α-propyleneglycol)

Derived terms

• 1,1-propanediol / propane-1,1-diol
• 1,2-propanediol / propane-1,2-diol (α-propyleneglycol)
• 1,3-propanediol / propane-1,3-diol (β-propyleneglycol)
• 2,2-propanediol / propane-2,2-diol

Related terms

• propane
• -ane
• diol
• di-
• -ol