glycerol
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
- A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.
Etymology
Suffix from English glycerine.
Origin
English
glycerine
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alkyl English
- alkylglycerol English
- diglyceryl English
- glyceride English
- glycerinate English
- glycerine English
- glycerolphosphate English
- glyceroluria English
- glycerolysis English
- glycerous English
- glyceryl English
- lactoglycerol English
- monoalkyl English
- monoalkylglycerol English
- monothioglycerol English
- nitroglycerine English
- nonglycerol English
- phosphate English
- phosphatidyl English
- phosphatidylglycerol English
- phosphoglycerol English
- polyglycerol English
- thioglycerol English
- グリセロール Japanese
- 글리세롤 Korean