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glyc•er•ol
Pronunciation: (glis'u-rôl", -rol"), [key]—
n.
a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C
3H
8O
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. Also called
glycerin, glycerine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.