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Glycerin
is always a great word to know.
So is ammonia. Does it mean:
| any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group |
| a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases |
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World English Dictionary
| glycerine or glycerin (ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˌɡlɪsəˈriːn, ˈɡlɪsərɪn) | |
| —n | |
| another name (not in technical usage) for glycerol | |
| [C19: from French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine | |
| glycerin or glycerin | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine | |
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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
glycerin glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine (glĭs'ər-ĭn)
n.
Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.
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Science Dictionary
glycerin also glycerine  (glĭs'ər-ĭn) Pronunciation Key
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