glycerin

[ glis-er-in ]

/ ˈglɪs ər ɪn /

noun Chemistry.

Nearby words

glyceric, glyceric acid, glyceric aciduria, glyceridase, glyceride, glycerin, glycerinate, glycerine, glycerite, glycerol, glycerolysis

Also glyc·er·ine

[glis-er-in, -uh-reen, glis-uh-reen] /ˈglɪs ər ɪn, -əˌrin, ˌglɪs əˈrin/.

Origin of glycerin

1830–40; < French glycérine, equivalent to Greek glyker(ós) sweet + -ine -in²

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Examples from the Web for glycerin

It was dead bacteria and glycerin—and it provoked an immune response, but no immunity.
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure|Tessa Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's made with glycerin, coconut oil, and "fragrance," and probably wasn't worth $9.50.
The Daily Beast D.C. Diary|The Daily Beast|January 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In such cases, equal parts of tincture of iodin and glycerin are employed.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
Glycerin when treated with hydrochloric acid gives propenyl dichlorhydrin, which may be oxidized to s-dichloracetone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various

Glycerin is also present in Bovinine and Valentines meat juice.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Aromatic tincture, tincture of ginger, or glycerin may be added in some cases.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
On the forenoon of the third day, everything being at last in readiness, I now prepared to turn on the acids and the glycerin.
Dynamite Stories|Hudson Maxim

Word Origin and History for glycerin

glycerin

also glycerine, thick, colorless syrup, 1838, from French glycérine, coined by French chemist Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), from Greek glykeros "sweet" (see glucose) + chemical ending -ine (2). So called for its sweet taste. Still in popular use, but in chemistry the substance now is known as glycerol.

glycerin

noun Chemistry.

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Word Origin and History for glycerin

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Medicine definitions for glycerin

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