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glycol ether [′glī‚kȯl ′ē·thər]

(organic chemistry)

A colorless liquid used as a solvent, in detergents, and as a diluent; a typical example is ethylene glycol diethyl ether, C₂H₅OCH₂CH₂OC₂H₅.

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nbsp;monobutyl ether, also known as 2-butoxyethanol, is the most toxic of the glycol ethers.

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Lyondell Chemical Company, Houston, TX, has announced plans to increase its annual propylene glycol ether (PGE) capacity by 50,000 metric tons by the beginning of the year 2007.

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The excerpt from the regulation which affects glycol ether plasticizers is shown in table 1.

New non-SARA 313 ether ester plasticizers by O'Rourke, Steve / Rubber World

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