Term Name: glycol catabolic process
Synonyms: dihydric alcohol catabolic process, dihydric alcohol catabolism, glycol breakdown, glycol catabolism, glycol degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycol, a diol in which the two hydroxy groups are on different carbon atoms, usually but not necessarily adjacent.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042846]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: diol catabolic process glycol metabolic process
has subtype: 1,2-propanediol catabolic process butanediol catabolic process