glycerin

[ glis-er-in ]

/ ˈglɪs ər ɪn /

Words nearby glycerin

Also glyc·er·ine

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

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

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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

glycerin

Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

glycerin

See glycerol.