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glycerol

glyc·er·ol
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [glis-uh-rawl, -rol]
    • /ˈglɪs əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl/
    • /ˈɡlɪ.səˌrol/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glis-uh-rawl, -rol]
    • /ˈglɪs əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl/

Definitions of glycerol word

  • noun glycerol a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients. 1
  • noun glycerol A colorless, sweet, viscous liquid formed as a byproduct in soap manufacture. It is used as an emollient and laxative, and for making explosives and antifreeze. 1
  • noun glycerol substance used for sweetening, as solvent, etc 1
  • noun glycerol a colourless or pale yellow odourless sweet-tasting syrupy liquid; 1,2,3-propanetriol: a by-product of soap manufacture, used as a solvent, antifreeze, plasticizer, and sweetener (E422). Formula: C3H8O3 0
  • noun glycerol an odorless, colorless, syrupy liquid, C3H5(OH)3, prepared by the hydrolysis of fats and oils: it is used as a solvent, skin lotion, food preservative, etc., and in the manufacture of explosives, alkyd resins, etc. 0
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Origin of glycerol

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; glycer(in) + -ol1

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Parts of speech for Glycerol

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glycerol popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • boroglyceride

    any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.

  • diglyceride

    an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of two hydroxyl groups with fatty acids.

  • dobell's solution

    a clear, yellowish, aqueous solution of sodium borate, sodium bicarbonate, phenol, and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic and astringent for the nose and throat.

  • fatty acid

    any of a class of aliphatic acids, especially palmitic, stearic, or oleic acid, consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group that bonds to glycerol to form a fat.

  • glyceraldehyde

    a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.

  • glyceric

    of or derived from glycerol.
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