GLYCEROL


Meaning of GLYCEROL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgli-sə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl ]

noun

Etymology: glycer in + -ol

Date: 1880

: a sweet syrupy hygroscopic trihydroxy alcohol C 3 H 8 O 3 usually obtained by the saponification of fats

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.