Thesaurus: glycerin
Alt. of Glycerine
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Definitions
- n. Alt. of Glycerine
- n. a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
- 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 is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin. Note: It is obtained from fats by saponification, or, on a large scale, by the action of superheated steam. It is used as an ointment, as a solvent and vehicle for medicines, and as an adulterant in wine, beer, etc.
- n:100 n a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils