▪ I. diol(e
obs. early ff. dole, dool, grief.
▪ II. diol, n. Chem.
(ˈdaɪɒl)
[f. the ending -diol (as in œstradiol, pregnanediol, propanediol, etc.), f. di-2 + -ol.]
Any alcohol whose molecule contains two hydroxyl groups; a dihydric alcohol; = glycol n. b.
| 1920 Chem. Abstr. XIV. 2472 (heading) The positive influence of 1,3-diols on the conductivity of boric acid. 1967 Margerison & East Introd. Polymer Chem. iii. 122 The reaction between a diol and a diacid chloride rather than a diacid has the advantage of greater speed. 1980 Nature 8 May 99/1 Long chain 1,2- and 1,3-diols which are effective boundary lubricants chemisorb to the aluminium oxide surface more readily than the corresponding alcohols or acids. |