CEFR B1

glycolic

adjective

Meaning

glycolic means of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as glycolic.
A glycolic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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glycolic (B1)

adjective

Definition

glycolic means of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as glycolic.
A glycolic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use glycolic

glycolic + noun (collocation): Use glycolic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a glycolic reaction."
become glycolic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became glycolic near the end."

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