glycerol
pronunciation
How to pronounce glycerol in British English:
UK ['glɪsərɒl]
How to pronounce glycerol in American English:
US ['glɪsəˌroʊl]
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- Noun:
- a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Word Origin
- glycerol (n.)
- 1872, from glycerine + -ol, suffix denoting alcohols.
Example
- 1. He focused on glycerol , an additive used to keep the tobacco in cigarettes moist .
- 2. Paste and gel formulations often contain substances like glycerol to prevent the toothpaste from drying out .
- 3. Researchers serendipitously discovered that a mixture of urea , glycerol , and soap makes synthetic membranes transparent .
- 4. This is when the fascinating science of very big cosmic phenomena can be done with a test tube filled with glycerol and water .
- 5. It might sound weird , but glycerol and water make great analogs for the exploding cloud of supernova matter !