glycerin
[ glis-er-in ]
/ ˈglɪs ər ɪn /
noun Chemistry.
Also
glyc·er·ine
[glis-er-in, -uh-reen, glis-uh-reen] /ˈglɪs ər ɪn, -əˌrin, ˌglɪs əˈrin/.
Origin of glycerin
Words nearby glycerin
glyceric,
glyceric acid,
glyceric aciduria,
glyceridase,
glyceride,
glycerin,
glycerinate,
glycerine,
glycerite,
glycerol,
glycerolysis
Definition for glycerine (2 of 2)
glycerol
[ glis-uh-rawl, -rol ]
/ ˈglɪs əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl /
noun
a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C3H8O3, usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
Also called
glycerin,
glycerine.
Origin of glycerol
First recorded in 1880–85;
glycer(in) +
-ol1
Example sentences from the Web for glycerine
British Dictionary definitions for glycerine (1 of 2)
glycerine
glycerin (ˈɡlɪsərɪn)
/ (ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˌɡlɪsəˈriːn) /
noun
another name (not in technical usage) for glycerol
Word Origin for glycerine
C19: from French
glycérine, from Greek
glukeros sweet +
-ine
-in; related to Greek
glukus sweet
British Dictionary definitions for glycerine (2 of 2)
glycerol
/ (ˈɡlɪsəˌrɒl) /
noun
a colourless or pale yellow odourless sweet-tasting syrupy liquid; 1,2,3-propanetriol: a by-product of soap manufacture, used as a solvent, antifreeze, plasticizer, and sweetener (E422). Formula: C 3 H 8 O 3
Also called (not in technical usage): glycerine, glycerin
Word Origin for glycerol
C19: from
glycer (
ine) +
-ol
1
Medical definitions for glycerine (1 of 2)
glycerin
n.
Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.
Medical definitions for glycerine (2 of 2)
glycerol
[ glĭs′ə-rôl′, -rōl′ ]
n.
A sweet syrupy fluid obtained by the saponification of fats and fixed oils, used as a solvent, a skin emollient, and as a vehicle and sweetening agent; it is also used by injection or in suppository form for constipation and orally to reduce ocular tension.
Scientific definitions for glycerine (1 of 2)
glycerin
See glycerol.
Scientific definitions for glycerine (2 of 2)
glycerol
[ glĭs′ə-rôl′ ]
A sweet, syrupy liquid obtained from animal fats and oils or by the fermentation of glucose. It is used as a solvent, sweetener, and antifreeze and in making explosives and soaps. Glycerol consists of a propane molecule attached to three hydroxyl (OH) groups. Also called glycerin, glycerine. Chemical formula: C3H8O3.