glycerine

Variant of glycerin

glycerin definition

glyc·erin (-in, -ēn′)

noun

glycerol
also sp. glycerine glyc′·er·ine (-in, -ēn′)

Etymology: Fr glycérine < Gr glykeros, sweet < *dlykeros < ? IE base *dlku-, sweet > Gr glykys, L dulcis, sweet

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