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Glycol vs Glyceryl - What's the difference?

glycol | glyceryl |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between glycol and glyceryl

is that glycol is any aliphatic diol while glyceryl is either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups.

glycol

English

(wikipedia glycol)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol.
  • (organic compound) A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.

    • glyceryl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups