glycerine

British

/ ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˌɡlɪsəˈriːn /

noun

another name (not in technical usage) for glycerol

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Etymology

Origin of glycerine

C19: from French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine _-in ; related to Greek glukus sweet

Example Sentences

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The "Stronger" singer, 39, also shared a fun fact about the song she was dancing to — "Glycerine" by Bush, which she said was her "favorite song in high school."

From Fox News • Oct. 22, 2021

American Glycerine Co. waited nervously for reports of damage done.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is simply Cod-liver Oil properly emulsified, combined with Hypophosphites and Glycerine.

From Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 by Various

Cochin Cocoanut Oil 195 " Tallow 120 " Alcohol 115 " Sugar 90 " Water 53 " Glycerine 53 " Soda Lye, 38 degs.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

Glycerine is sometimes added, and is more satisfactorily milled in.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

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