Glycerol

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  • noun. A syrupy, sweet, colorless or yellowish liquid triol, C3H8O3, obtained from fats and oils as a byproduct of saponification and used as a solvent, antifreeze, plasticizer, and sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics, liquid soaps, inks, and lubricants.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as glycerin.
  • noun. Same as glycerite.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Same as glycerin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
  • noun. 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.
  • 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
    "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."
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    glycerin