Propylene Glycol

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a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: propanediol
plural: Propylene Glycols
possessive: Propylene Glycol's
pluralpossessive: Propylene Glycols'

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