Glycerin

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  • noun. Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Formerly a general designation for compounds similar to glycerol in that they contain three hydroxyl groups.
  • noun. A transparent, colorless, hygroscopic liquid (C3H5(OH)3), with a sweet taste and syrupy consistence.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It may be obtained by saponification of fats and oils. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under gelatin.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of glycerine.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
    • Word Usage
    "Because they are in glycerin, the colorant does not start the fizzing reaction in your bath bomb that a water-based colorant would set off."
    Equivalent
    glycerine  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    alcohol  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anthraquinone  antifreeze  benzene  borate  dextrose  
    variant
    gelatin  glycerol  
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