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propylene glycol
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propylene /pro·pyl·ene/ (pro´pĭ-lēn) a gaseous hydrocarbon, CH3CHdbondCH2.
propylene glycol  a colorless viscous liquid used as a humectant and solvent in pharmaceutical preparations.

propylene glycol (CH3CHOHCH2OH)
[prop′ilēn]
a colorless viscous liquid used as a solvent in the preparation of certain medications. It also inhibits the growth of fungi and microorganisms and is used commercially as an antifreeze.

propylene glycol
a chemical used industrially as an antifreeze, solvent stabilizer, as a preservative in liquid livestock feeds and pharmaceutically as a vehicle or solvent for medicinal preparations. It is used extensively in food animal medicine as an oral medicament to boost the blood glucose level, e.g. in bovine acetonemia. Doses that are innocuous to cows can cause ataxia, depression and death in horses. Called also propanediol.


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