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Glycerol

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
glyceringlycerine
plural
Glycerols
possessive
Glycerol's
pluralpossessive
Glycerols'