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glycerol definition

glyc·erol (glis′ər ôl′, -ōl′)

noun

an odorless, colorless, syrupy liquid, CH(OH), prepared by the hydrolysis of fats and oils: it is used as a solvent, skin lotion, food preservative, etc., and in the manufacture of explosives, alkyd resins, etc.

Etymology: glycer(in) + -ol

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glycerol Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: Human Mixtard 30 Pen also contains glycerol, sodium phosphate, protamine sulfate as retarding agent and m-cresol and phenol as added preservative.

Modifies a noun

  • phosphate: Glycerol phosphate " oxidase " is another flavoprotein which also feeds reducing equivalents to ubiquinone.

Noun used with modifier

  • %: Binding buffer: 50 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 500 mM NaCl, 5 % Glycerol.
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