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See also: glycérine

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnus
French -in
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”)).

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glycerine (countable and uncountable, plural glycerines)

  1. (British spelling) Synonym of glycerol

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the compound glycerol
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