| NOUN | substance | glycerin, glycerol, glycerine | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils |
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| Meaning | A sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils. | |
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| Synonyms | glycerol, glycerine | |
| Broader | alcohol | Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation |
| Spanish | glicerina, glicerol | |
| Catalan | glicerina, glicerol | |
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