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glycerine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /-ɹiːn/
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine From glyco- + -ine, from French glycérine, from Ancient Greek γλυκερός (glukerós, “sweet”) (compare γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”)).

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, uncountable) Synonym of glycerol

Forms

Deriveds

glyceride · glycerine soap · glycerinate · glycerine phthalate · glycerine jelly · nitroglycerine · glycerine trinitrate · glycerous · hydroxypropyl starch glycerine

Synonyms

glycerol

Translations (32)

cs glycerin (the compound glycerol) · ca glicerina (the compound glycerol) · ko 글리세롤 (the compound glycerol) · ja グリセリン (the compound glycerol) · nb glyserin (the compound glycerol) · da glycerin (the compound glycerol) · nan-hbl 甘油 (the compound glycerol) · mi nonireka (the compound glycerol) · kk глицерин (the compound glycerol) · es glicerina (the compound glycerol) · el γλυκερίνη (the compound glycerol) · ja グリセロール (the compound glycerol) · pt glicerina (the compound glycerol) · ru глицерин (the compound glycerol) · id gliserin (the compound glycerol) · tr gliserin (the compound glycerol) · sh глицерин (the compound glycerol) · mk глицерин (the compound glycerol) · fi glyseriini (the compound glycerol) · cmn 丙三醇 (the compound glycerol) · yue 甘油 (the compound glycerol) · fr glycérine (the compound glycerol) · da glycerol (the compound glycerol) · it glicerina (the compound glycerol) · cmn 甘油 (the compound glycerol) · de Glyzerin (the compound glycerol) · uk гліцери́н (the compound glycerol) · nn glyserin (the compound glycerol) · ko 글리세린 (the compound glycerol) · pl gliceryna (the compound glycerol) · yue 丙三醇 (the compound glycerol) · ms gliserin (the compound glycerol)