polyglycerol

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noun

Any of several polymeric condensation products of glycerol

OriginEnglish glycerol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounpolyglycerol (countable and uncountable, plural polyglycerols)

plural polyglycerols

  1. countablechemistryAny of several polymeric condensation products of glycerol
  2. in compoundsuncountablechemistryAny of several polymeric esters of glycerol

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  6. Frenchglycérine
  7. Englishglycerine
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishglycerol
  16. Englishpolyglycerol

From poly- + glycerol.

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APA

polyglycerol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyglycerol

MLA

“polyglycerol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyglycerol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyglycerol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyglycerol.

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