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glyc·er·in

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–noun Chemistry.

glycerol.

Also, glyc·er·ine

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[Origin: 1830–40; < F glycérine, equiv. to Gk glyker(ós) sweet + -ine -in²

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glyc·er·in also glyc·er·ine Audio Help (glĭs'ər-ĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

[French glycérine, from Greek glukeros, sweet.]

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glycerin

1838, from Fr. glycérine, coined by Fr. chemist Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), from Gk. glykeros "sweet." So called for its taste.

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glycerin
noun
a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol]

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glycerin(e) [ˈglisəriːn, (American) -rin] noun

a sweet, sticky, colourless liquid

Arabic:	جليسرين
Chinese (Simplified):	甘油
Chinese (Traditional):	甘油
Czech:	glycerín
Danish:	glycerin
Estonian:	glütseriin
Finnish:	glyseriini
French:	glycérine
German:	das Glyzerin
Greek:	γλυκερίνη
Hungarian:	glicerin
Icelandic:	glÿserin, glÿseról
Indonesian:	gliserin
Italian:	glicerina
Japanese:	グリセリン

Korean:	글리세린
Latvian:	glicerīns
Lithuanian:	glicerinas
Norwegian:	glyserin
Polish:	gliceryna
Portuguese (Brazil):	glicerina
Portuguese (Portugal):	glicerina
Romanian:	glicerină
Russian:	глицерин
Slovak:	glycerín
Slovenian:	glicerin
Spanish:	glicerina
Swedish:	glycerin
Turkish:	gliserin

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glycerin also glycerine Audio Help (glĭs'ər-ĭn) Pronunciation Key
See glycerol.

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glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine (glsr-n)
n.

Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

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Main Entry: glyc·er·in
Variant: or glyc·er·ine /'glis-(&-)r&n/
Function: noun
: GLYCEROL

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Glycerin

Glu*ci"num\, n. [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. ?, sweet. Cf. Glycerin.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also beryllium. [Formerly written also glucinium.]

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Glycerin

Glu"cose`\, n. [Gr. ? sweet. Cf. Glycerin.]

1. A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also dextrose, grape sugar, diabetic sugar, and starch sugar. See Dextrose.

2. (Chem.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.

3. The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc.

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Glycerin

Glyc"er*ide\, n. [See Glycerin.] (Chem.) A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.

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Glycerin

Glyc"er*in\, Glycerine \Glyc"er*ine\, n. [F. glyc['e]rine, fr. Gr. glykero`s, glyky`s, sweet. Cf. Glucose, Licorice.] (Chem.) 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.

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Glycerin

Glyc"er*ol\, n. (Chem.) Same as Glycerin.

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Glycerin

Gly"col\, n. [Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin.] (Chem.) (a) A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin. (b) Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type.

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Glycerin

Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root. Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also liquorice.]

1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.

2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.

Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.

Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.

Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.

Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.

Wild licorice. (Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans and G. lanceolatum). (c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

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