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glyc⋅er⋅in

[glis-er-in]
–noun Chemistry.
glycerol.
Also, glyc⋅er⋅ine [glis-er-in, -uh-reen, glis-uh-reen] .


Origin:
1830–40; < F glycérine, equiv. to Gk glyker(ós) sweet + -ine -in 2

glyc⋅er⋅ol

[glis-uh-rawl, -rol]
–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:
1880–85; glycer(in) + -ol 1
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glyc·er·in also glyc·er·ine   (glĭs'ər-ĭn)   
n.  Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

[French glycérine, from Greek glukeros, sweet.]
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: glyc·er·ol
Pronunciation: 'glis-&-"rol, -"rOl
Function: noun
: a sweet syrupy hygroscopic trihydroxy alcoholC3H8O3 usually obtained by the saponification of fats and used especially as a solvent and plasticizer, as a moistening agent, emollient, and lubricant, and as anemulsifying agent called also glycerin
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glycerin glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine (glĭs'ər-ĭn)
n.
Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

glycerol glyc·er·ol (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.

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