Dictionary  glyc•er•olPronunciation: (glis'u-rôl", -rol"), [key] —n. a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C3H8O3, 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. Also called glycerin, glycerine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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