glycerin
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈɡlɪsərɪn/
- Specialized
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glicerina
- Many skincare lotions contain glycerin to help keep the skin moist.
- glycerin formulation
- glycerin solution
- glycerin and water
And that gets matched with one ounce of glycerine.
- And that gets matched with one ounce of glycerine.
- With freeze pipes, freeze able glycerin coils, you will enjoy colder, bigger hits without the throat burning or intense coughing.
- You have a Nitro and glycerin explosion in earnings.
Examples
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The liquid is 75% water, 20% glycerin, and 5% dishwashing soap.
Academic text (2006) -
By using an eyedropper, the glycerin drops can be placed on the glass in any form or pattern.
Academic text (2010) -
And if you keep watching, she just cuts through the whole bar of glycerin soap, just like what we have here.
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At visit 2, the patients in the glycerin group showed a significantly greater resolution of discharge.
Academic text (2004) -
One part glycerin to three parts purified water.
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Glycerin or a mixture of glycerin and water can be used and will form larger drops than plain water.
Academic text (2010) -
If you've gotten the glycerin, you can have the kids add glycerin to the bubble solution.
Blog text (10) -
We can soak the stems in glycerin and simply cover the tent poles, making them look like autumns.
Fiction book (1990) -
The reaction causes glycerin to separate from the oil and leaves an alkyl ester, which is biodiesel.
Academic text (2007) -
My face feels super moist afterwards but there's loads of glycerin in it which really attracts moisture.
Synonyms
2
6.0
A sweet, clear, thick liquid used in food, soap, and medicine
Compounds
- Specialized
A soft clear substance used to hold and protect small samples on microscope slides
How Viscous
Surface Forms
Morphology
glycerin = glycer + in
The combining form 'glycer-' is not a standalone English word and the chemical suffix '-in' is technical, so the meaning is specialized and not derivable by an average learner from its parts.
Etymology
Glycerin comes from the Greek word glykys, which means 'sweet', and you can see the same idea in glucose. So, the name helps you remember that glycerin is a sweet, thick, syrupy liquid used in food, medicine, and skin products.