[glis-er-in] 
[glis-er-in, -uh-reen, glis-uh-reen] . [glis-uh-rawl, -rol] | 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. |
| glyc·er·in also glyc·er·ine (glĭs'ər-ĭn) n. Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol. [French glycérine, from Greek glukeros, sweet.] |
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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