glycerin

[ glis-er-in ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry.

glycerin

/ glĭs′ər-ĭn /

1830–40; < French glycérine, equivalent to Greek glyker ( ós ) sweet + -ine -in ²

Glycerin, sunflower-seed oil, and cocoa-seed butter seal in moisture and reinforce your skin’s natural barrier.

It was dead bacteria and glycerin—and it provoked an immune response, but no immunity.

It's made with glycerin, coconut oil, and "fragrance," and probably wasn't worth $9.50.

The tube should be dipped in warm water just before using: the use of glycerin or other lubricant is undesirable.

Qualitative tests demonstrated the presence of a chlorid, a nitrate, a mercuric salt, free acid and glycerin.

Further examination indicated the presence of salicylic acid, a gummy material, having the properties of tragacanth and glycerin.

Not from the glycerin, surely, for even granting that glycerin has food value the amount present is so small as to be negligible.

Furthermore, it is obvious that the food value of the small amount of glycerin present must be slight.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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