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glycerol

/glis-uh-rawl, -rol/US // ˈglɪs əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl //UK // (ˈɡlɪsəˌrɒl) //

甘油,甘蔗糖醇,甘油类,甘油脂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C3H8O3, usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.

Examples

  • Fort was part of a team that levitated silicone oil or glycerol.

  • A wax obtained from Rhus succedanea was shown by Stahmer to contain palmitic acid and glycerol in the form of glycerol palmitate.

  • It must be broken up into a fatty acid and glycerol, and saponified before it can be absorbed.

  • This mixture when heated separates into two layers, the upper one viscid and forming a sort of "glycerol," the lower clear.

  • Closely associated with the question of how much glycerol should be added is that of how the additions should be made.

  • Originally it was believed that the glycerol should be added in stages so that changes would occur gradually.