glycerol
noun[U]
chemistryspecializeduk/ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɒl/us/ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɑːl/athick,sweet,colourlessliquidthat has manyindustrialandmedicaluses, forexampleto makefoodtastesweetand intreatmentsfor theskin:
Cough syrupscontainingglycerol,honeyandlemonaresafeforchildren.
Theprocessofsoapmakingyieldsglycerol and thesaltsoffattyacids(soaps).
Synonym
glycerine
- Frozenbloodcan bestored; thebloodismixedwith glycerol, whichpreventsformationoficecrystals.
- Glycerine, alsoknownas glycerol andglycerin, is used in somecakeicings toimproveconsistencyand isavailablefromchemistsandsupermarkets.
- There was noobservableadvantagetoaddingglycerol to theformulation,probablybecause glycerol istransparentto UVCwavelengths.
- In triglycerides a glycerolmolecule(C3H8O3)combineswith threefattyacids.
Chemicals, chemical compounds & gases
- acetic acid
- acetone
- acrolein
- acrylamide
- adenine
- aldehyde
- alkaline earth metal
- benzene
- benzoic acid
- Calor gas
- fluorocarbon
- HCFC
- HFC
- hyaluronic acid
- hydrochloric acid
- hydrochlorofluorocarbon
- hydrofluorocarbon
- metho
- tartaric acid
- tear gas