glycerin

[glis-er-in]

noun Chemistry.

glycerol.

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

Contemporary Examples of 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
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

Historical Examples of glycerin

Had I turned it on after the glycerin began to flow, I must inevitably have been blown to pieces.
Dynamite Stories
Hudson Maxim
The glycerin was set free and remained in the bottom of the kettle as soft soap.
Encyclopedia of Diet
Eugene Christian
The sweet residue left after evaporation of the alcohol is glycerin.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Keep them liquefied and add the glycerin, the honey, and the resin.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Glycerin jelly is a mixture of gelatin glycerin with some water.
Animal Proteins
Hugh Garner Bennett

Word Origin and History for 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 in Medicine

glycerin

Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

glycerin in Science

glycerin

See glycerol.