glycerinate
1 Americanverb (used with object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of glycerinate1
First recorded in 1895–1900; glycerin + -ate 1
Origin of glycerinate2
Example Sentences
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The germs are cultured for many germ generations in glycerinated ox-gall until they become non-virulent.
From Time Magazine Archive
The principles of the good old cause, the Puritan cause, were as pure as glycerinated lymph, and he proposed to found a Liberal Vaccinationist League.
From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang
A still more elegant and effective preventive and remedy is glycerine diluted with about twice its weight of eau-de-rose, or glycerinated lip salve or balsam.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
Sir Josiah sterilised it, in case of accidents, before he put in the glycerinated lymph.
From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang
I proposed, however, to perform the operation within the next few days; indeed, for this very purpose I had already written to London to secure some glycerinated calf lymph, which would now be wasted.
From Doctor Therne by Henry Rider Haggard
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