Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun propanediol

1 sense of propanediol

Sense 1
propylene glycol, propanediol -- (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)
       => antifreeze -- (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)
       => humectant -- (any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist)