| Glycerin (glycerin) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Glyc"er*in |
| [F. glycérine, fr. Gr.
glykero`s, glyky`s, sweet. Cf. Glucose,
Licorice.] (Chem.) |
An oily, viscous liquid,
C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless,
and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils
as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric,
stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also
called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin.
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