Meanings
nounlactoglycerol (uncountable)
- uncountableAn aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology
Roots were preserved up to eight weeks in lactoglycerol consisting of 86% glycerol (Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany), 80% lactic acid (Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany) and ultra-purified water with a ratio of 1:1:1 before preparing microscope object slides.
2015 September 15, “Degradation of Root Community Traits as Indicator for Transformation of Tropical Lowland Rain Forests into Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
- Frenchglycérine
- Englishglycerine
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishglycerol
- Englishlactoglycerol
Cite this entry
APA
lactoglycerol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactoglycerol
MLA
“lactoglycerol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactoglycerol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactoglycerol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactoglycerol.
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