glycerine
pronunciation
How to pronounce glycerine in British English:
UK [ˈglɪsəri:n]
How to pronounce glycerine in American English:
US [ˈglɪsərən]
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- Noun:
- a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Word Origin
- glycerine
- glycerine: [19] Greek glukús meant ‘sweet’ (its derivative gleukos ‘sweet thing’ is the ancestor of English glucose [19]). It had a variant glukerōs, which the French chemist Michel- Eugène Chevreul took as the basis of a name of a recently discovered syrupy liquid obtained from fats or oils – glycerin (adopted by English as glycerine or glycerin).=> glucose
- glycerine (n.)
- see glycerin.
Example
- 1. Grease the sealing ring with glycerine or coolant if necessary .
- 2. A base of pure vegetable glycerine natural flavoring .
- 3. On cooling to room temperature and left to stand , the biodiesel floats up , leaving a layer of glycerine at the bottom .
- 4. The time proven system technology of the glycerine pressure gauges has been integrated in a new stainless steel case with modern design .
- 5. Moisturisers contain humectants ( eg glycerine ) that attract water and keep it in the skin . They also contain emollients and are usually blended with oils then emulsified into a cream , which acts as a barrier against external irritants .