diol

[dahy-awl, -ol]

noun

Chemistry.

1. glycol.

diol

/ ˈdaɪɒl /

noun

1. Also called: glycol.  dihydric alcohol. chem any of a class of alcohols that have two hydroxyl groups in each molecule

diol

1. An alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups per molecule.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diol¹

First recorded in 1920–25; di- ¹ + -ol ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of diol¹

from _di- ¹ + ( _alcoh ) _ol

Example Sentences

He is the last of the three to enter a plea in the fire that killed Djibril Diol, 29 and Adja Diol, 23 and their 22-month-old daughter, Khadija Diol, and their relative, Hassan Diol, 25, and her 6-month-old daughter Hawa Baye.

From Seattle Times

Seymour and two other teenagers — Kevin Bui and Dillon Siebert — were charged with setting the fire in the middle of the night, killing family members Djibril Diol, 29; Adja Diol, 23; Khadija Diol, 1; Hassan Diol, 25; and 6-month-old Hawa Baye.

From Seattle Times

“Even if you kill five sheep or goats, you should get a maximum sentence,” relative Hanady Diol told the court Friday through a translator over the phone from Senegal.

From Seattle Times

Seymour and two other teenagers — Kevin Bui and Dillon Siebert — were charged with setting the fire in the middle of the night, killing Djibril and Adja Diol and their 2-year-old daughter, Khadija, along with Hassan Diol and her 6-month-old daughter, Hawa Baye.

From Seattle Times

Killed in the fire were Djibril and Adja Diol, their 22-month-old daughter Khadija, as well as Djibril Diol’s sister Hassan Diol and her infant daughter Hawa Baye.

From Seattle Times