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glyc·er·in

also glyc·er·ine (glĭs′ər-ĭn)

Glycerol or a preparation of glycerol.

[French glycérine, from Greek glukeros, sweet.]

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glyc•er•ol

(ˈglɪs əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl)

n.

a colorless liquid, C₃H₈O₃, used as a sweetener and preservative, and in suppositories and skin emollients.

[1880–85; glycer (in) + -ol¹]

glyc·er·in

also glyc·er·ine (glĭs′ər-ĭn)

See glycerol.

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Noun

glycerin - a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils

glycerine, glycerol

alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

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جليسرين

glicerin

glycerin

glycerine [ˌglɪsəˈriːn] N → glicerina f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

glycerin(e)

n → Glyzerin nt, → Glycerin nt (spec)

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glycerin

[ˈglɪsərɪn] glycerine [ˌglɪsəˈriːn] n → glicerina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

glycerin(e)

(ˈglisəriːn) , ((American) -rin) noun

a sweet, sticky, colourless liquid.

glyc·er·in

n. glicerina, glicerol, alcohol que se encuentra en las grasas.

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At noon we conquered the last impediment--we stood at last upon the summit, and without the loss of a single man except the mule that ate the glycerin. Our great achievement was achieved--the possibility of the impossible was demonstrated, and Harris and I walked proudly into the great dining-room of the Riffelberg Hotel and stood our alpenstocks up in the corner.

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Key statement: The present technology provides a rubber composition including: (A) 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber; (B) from 5 to 200 parts by mass of silica; (C) from 1 to 20 mass % of a silane coupling agent relative to the silica; and (D) from 1 to 20 mass % of a glycerin monofatty acid ester relative to a mass of the silica (B), the glycerin mono-fatty acid ester being derived from a fatty acid having from 8 to 24 carbons; not less than 10 parts by mass out of 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber (A) having a hetero atom-containing functional group in a main chain and/or a terminal thereof.

Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same

Because it has a similar metabolic energy to corn (Lammers et al., 2008), vegetable glycerin has gained relevance in animal nutrition.

PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND THERMAL COMFORT INDICES OF LAYERS FED VEGETABLE GLYCERIN

Aemetis announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary has completed a two-year upgrade of the Kakinada, India biodiesel and glycerin plant.

Aemetis subsidiary upgrades capacity expansion to 50M biodiesel gallons per year

The production of biodiesel generates a large amount of glycerin, the main by-product of this process (10 [m.sup.-3] glycerin for 90 [m.sup.-3] biodiesel) (Pagliaro, Ciriminna, Kimura, Rossi, & Pina, 2009).

Xanthan gum production by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. mangiferaeindicae from glycerin of biodiesel in different media and addition of glucose

Avocado oil, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid are among the ingredients in the cleanser.

The A Method

Some researchers have validated the existence of elasticity using elastic modulus testing and then conducted water-glycerin-polymer flooding and water-polymer-glycerin flooding; here, the viscosity of the polymer is the same with that of glycerin [50, 51].

Experimental Study on Medium Viscosity Oil Displacement Using Viscoelastic Polymer

As an alternative feed for dairy animals, glycerin has become increasingly important for feed cost reduction and milk yield enhancement.

Effect of supplementary glycerin on milk composition and heat stability in dairy goats

CG1 has similar properties with crude glycerin from Dozier et al.

Dry matter digestibility and metabolizable energy of crude glycerines originated from palm oil using fed rooster assay/Digestibilidade da materia seca e energia metabolizavel da glicerina bruta originada a partir de oleo de palma usando ensaio de alimentacao forcada com galos

Biodiesel production is predominantly processed by catalyzed transesterification, a reaction which results in other products or co-products, such as crude glycerin. Crude glycerin has proved to be a co-substrate in the anaerobic treatment of different types of organic residues.

Co-digestion of crude glycerin associated with cattle manure in biogas production in the State of Parana, Brazil/Avaliacao da codigestao de glicerina associada a esterco bovino para producao de biogas no Estado do Parana, Brasil

Biodiesel is manufactured through transesterification, in which glycerin is separated from the fat or vegetable oil.

Crude glycerin in meat goat diets: intake, performance and carcass traits/Glicerina bruta na dieta de caprinos de corte: consumo, desempenho e caracteristicas de carcaca

A healthy sweet spot has a pH between 4 and 4.5 but traditional body washes and soaps can upset that natural chemistry because they have the wrong pH, are heavily fragranced and use glycerin. SweetSpot Labs Gentle Washes and Wipes are made with a woman's chemistry in mind--and are glycerin free.