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glycerine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglɪsərɪn/, /ˈglɪsəriːn/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glycerine /ˈɡlɪsərɪn; ˌɡlɪsəˈriːn/, glycerin /ˈɡlɪsərɪn/ n
  1. another name (not in technical usage) for glycerol
Etymology: 19th Century: from French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine -in; related to Greek glukus sweet
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
glyc•er•in /ˈglɪsərɪn/USA pronunciation  also glyc•er•ine /ˈglɪsərɪn, -əˌrin/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Chemistryglycerol.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glyc•er•in  (glis′ər in),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryglycerol.
Also, glyc•er•ine  (glis′ər in, -ə rēn′, glis′ə rēn′).USA pronunciation 
  • French glycérine, equivalent. to Greek glyker(ós) sweet + -ine -in2
  • 1830–40

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