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• a variation of glycerin.

glycerine

British  

/ ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˈɡlɪsərɪn, ˌɡlɪsəˈriːn /

noun

1. 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

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

F. Mercuric chloride solution, 5:100 20 parts Sodium oxalate solution, 3:100 40 parts Gum arabic in powder 24 parts Glycerine 2 parts Dissolve as said above.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.

Glycerine, being a trihydric alcohol, has three atoms of hydrogen which are replaceable by three univalent radicals of the higher members of the fatty acids, e. g.,

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, as it exists in the fats, appears to be a compound of C3H2O, and its properties are the same from whatever source it is obtained.

From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas