• Glycerol

    Full definition of glycerol

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    glycerol

    (countable and uncountable; plural glycerols)
    1. (organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
    2. A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.

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