glycerol

glyc·er·ol  (gls-rôl, -rl)

n.

A syrupy, sweet, colorless or yellowish liquid, C₃H₈O₃, obtained from fats and oils as a byproduct of saponification and used as a solvent, an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics, liquid soaps, inks, and lubricants.

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[glycer(in) + -ol.]

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glycerol [gliss-ser-ol]

Noun

a colourless odourless syrupy liquid obtained from animal and vegetable fats, used as a solvent, antifreeze, and sweetener, and in explosives

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glycerol  (gls-rôl)

A sweet, syrupy liquid obtained from animal fats and oils or by the fermentation of glucose. It is used as a solvent, sweetener, and antifreeze and in making explosives and soaps. Glycerol consists of a propane molecule attached to three hydroxyl (OH) groups. Also called glycerin, glycerine. Chemical formula: C₃H₈O₃.

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Noun

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glycerol - a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils glycerin, glycerine alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation