glycerol

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gliserol
gliserin
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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
1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
Same as Glycerin
a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Is a lubricant but has found little because of its tendency to rapidly absorb moisture
or glycerin Clear, colourless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid organic compound of the alcohol family, chemical formula HOCH2CHOHCH2OH. With three hydroxyl (OH) groups, it can form three types of esters (monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides). Mono-and diglycerides are common food additives. Fats and oils are triglycerides; their processing into soap was the chief source of glycerol until the mid-20th century, when industrial synthesis took over. Glycerol has thousands of uses, including as an emulsifier, softening agent, plasticizer, and stabilizer in baked goods, ice cream, and tobacco; in skin lotions, mouthwashes, and cough medicines; as a protective medium for freezing red blood cells, sperm, corneas, and other tissues; in printing inks and in the gums and resins in paints and coatings; in antifreeze mixtures; as a nutrient in fermentation; and as a raw material for nitroglycerin
when combined with carbon, glycerol becomes a fat cell
-a three-carbon substance that forms the backbone of fatty acids in fats
component of triglycerides capable of conversion to glucose
a three carbon carbohydrate that is the "backbone" of triglycerides
{i} glycerine, glycerin, sweet colorless viscous syrupy liquid (used in medicine, cosmetics and food manufacturing)

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The surgical injection of glycerol into an area where a nerve divides into three main branches. The goal is to selectively damage the nerve in order to interfere with the transmission of the pain signals to the brain
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