"glycerol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɒl/ [UK], /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɔl/ [US], /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɑl/ [US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-glycerol.wav Forms: glycerols [plural]
Etymology: From glycerine + -ol. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|glycerine|ol}} glycerine + -ol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)
  1. (organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-glycerol-en-noun-Toe4QYvI Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a sweet syrupy oily liquid): 甘油 (gānyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), glycérol [masculine] (French), グリセリン (guriserin) (Japanese), グリセロール (guriserōru) (Japanese), 글리세롤 (geulliserol) (Korean), nonireka (Maori), glicerol [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-glycerol-en-noun-y9Fmqzd- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ol, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ol: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'a sweet syrupy oily liquid': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: E422 when used as a sweetener, glycerin, glycerine, glycerole [dated] Derived forms: glycerol rhizotomy, glycerol trinitrate, phosphatidylglycerol Related terms: glyceride

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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