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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