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Glycerol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A syrupy, sweet, colorless or yellowish liquid, C3H8O3, obtained from fats and oils as a byproduct of saponification and used as a solvent, an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics, liquid soaps, inks, and lubricants.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol

n. A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as glycerin.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as glycerin.

n. Same as glycerite.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils

Word Usage

"Many details of Lenin's maintenance are still closely held by this scientific priesthood, but it is known that every eighteen months the body is removed from the mausoleum and submerged for thirty days in glycerol and potassium acetate."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

alcohol

Variant

glycerin

Form

phosphatidylglycerol

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

glycerin glycerine E422 sweetener

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

glycol glyceryl triglyceride glycerine enol