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Definition of Glycerine

1. Noun. A sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils.

Definition of Glycerine

1. Noun. (organic compound) The common name for glycerol. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glycerine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glycerine

1. An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colourless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin. It is obtained from fats by saponification, or, on a large scale, by the action of superheated steam. It is used as an ointment, as a solvent and vehicle for medicines, and as an adulterant in wine, beer, etc. Origin: F. Glycerine, fr. Gr. Glykeros, glykys, sweet. Cf. Glucose, Licorice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Glycerine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1856)
"glycerine was discovered in 1789 by Scheele, as a product in the process of lead ... M. Chevreul Intely received a specimen of glycerine obtained by our new ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"But it should be remarked in this connection that the decomposition of such a substance by heat alone will not produce fat acids or solution of glycerine. ..."

3. The Analyst (1887)
"Nessler and Earth's results show solely that, on evaporating glycerine solutions to dryness, glycerine is lost at some stage of the proceedings. ..."

4. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"it contains about 80 per cent of glycerine, and is called crude glycerine. ... The glycerine in the crude liquid passes over with the steam into coolers, ..."

5. The Lancet (1898)
"glycerine has a strong affinity for water, easily withdrawing it from the animal tissues and in this way irritating the uterine ganglia and nerves so that ..."

6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"But the evidence does show a larger yield of glycerine by the new process. While the old lime-saponification process was in use, glycerine had no market ..."

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