Meanings
nounglycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)
plural glycerols
- countableuncountableA syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Broader
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Origin
- Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
- Frenchglycérine
- Englishglycerine
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishglycerol
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 甘油
- 甘油 (gānyóu)a sweet syrupy oily liquid
Czech glycerol, tukosladina
- glycerola sweet syrupy oily liquid
- tukosladinaa sweet syrupy oily liquid
French glycérol
- glycérola sweet syrupy oily liquid
Japanese グリセリン, グリセロール
- グリセリン (guriserin)a sweet syrupy oily liquid
- グリセロール (guriserōru)a sweet syrupy oily liquid
Korean 글리세롤
- 글리세롤 (geulliserol)a sweet syrupy oily liquid
Māori nonireka
- nonirekaa sweet syrupy oily liquid
Polish glicerol
- glicerola sweet syrupy oily liquid
Cite this entry
APA
glycerol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycerol
MLA
“glycerol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycerol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycerol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycerol.
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