glycerol
See also: glycérol
English
Etymology
From glycerine + -ol.
Noun
glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)
- (organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
- 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.
Translations
a sweet syrupy oily liquid
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Synonyms
- E422 when used as a sweetener
- glycerin
- glycerine
Derived terms
- phosphatidylglycerol
Related terms
- glyceride