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glycerin

[glis-er-in] Origin

glyc·er·in

[glis-er-in]
noun Chemistry.
Also, glyc·er·ine [glis-er-in, -uh-reen, glis-uh-reen] .


Origin:
1830–40; < French glycérine, equivalent to Greek glyker(ós) sweet + -ine -in2
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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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glycerine or glycerin (ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˌɡlɪsəˈriːn, ˈɡlɪsərɪn)
 
n
another name (not in technical usage) for glycerol
 
[C19: from French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine-in; related to Greek glukus sweet]
 
glycerin or glycerin
 
n
 
[C19: from French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine-in; related to Greek glukus 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 glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine (glĭs'ər-ĭn)
n.
Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

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