thiodiglycol

noun

thio·​diglycol

¦thīō+

: a hygroscopic liquid glycol (HOCH₂CH₂)₂S that is made from ethylene oxide and hydrogen sulfide, that yields mustard gas on reaction with hydrochloric acid, and that is used as a solvent especially for dyes; bis-(2-hydroxyethyl sulfide)

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Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + diglycol

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