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The reaction releases carbon dioxide, which pushes the glycol out through a tiny opening in the tiny transom.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
Crews found that more than 100 gallons of glycol leaked from a broken pipe.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
In the summer, the fluid in the pipes — often water and food-grade glycol, a synthetic liquid used in salad dressing — brings heat from the homes down into the earth, where the heat is released.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Key ingredients: Butylene glycol, PvP, Dimethicone How to apply: Benefit recommends sandwiching your makeup by spraying before and after makeup application for best results.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
Crews found that more than 100 gallons of glycol leaked from a broken pipe.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
In the summer, the fluid in the pipes — often water and food-grade glycol, a synthetic liquid used in salad dressing — brings heat from the homes down into the earth, where the heat is released.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Key ingredients: Butylene glycol, PvP, Dimethicone How to apply: Benefit recommends sandwiching your makeup by spraying before and after makeup application for best results.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Glycol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glycol. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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: ethylene glycol
broadly
: a related alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups
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