glycol catabolic process
dihydric alcohol catabolic process
broad
dihydric alcohol catabolism
broad
glycol breakdown
exact
glycol catabolism
exact
glycol degradation
exact
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.
GO:0034313
diol catabolic process
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GO:0042844
glycol metabolic process
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