glycerol

See also: Glycerol and glycérol

English

Skeletal formula of glycerol.

Alternative forms

glycerole (dated)

Etymology

From glycerine +‎ -ol.

Noun

glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)

(organic chemistry) 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.

Synonyms

E422 when used as a sweetener
glycerin
glycerine

Derived terms

Related terms

glyceride

Translations

a sweet syrupy oily liquid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 甘油 (zh) (gānyóu)
French: glycérol (fr) m
Japanese: グリセリン (ja) (guriserin), グリセロール (ja) (guriserōru)
Korean: 글리세롤 (ko) (geulliserol)
Maori: nonireka
Polish: glicerol (pl) m

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