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glycerine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/
  • /-ɹiːn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of glycerol

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glycerol

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glycerol, glycerin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alcohol

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h2 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”)).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: glicerina — the compound glycerol
  • Chinese Cantonese: 甘油 (gam1 jau4) — the compound glycerol
  • Chinese Cantonese: 丙三醇 (bing2 saam1 seon4) — the compound glycerol
  • Chinese: 甘油 (kam-iû) — the compound glycerol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘油 (gānyóu) — the compound glycerol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丙三醇 (bǐngsānchún) — the compound glycerol
  • Czech: glycerin — the compound glycerol
  • Danish: glycerin — the compound glycerol
  • Danish: glycerol — the compound glycerol
  • Finnish: glyseriini — the compound glycerol
  • French: glycérine — the compound glycerol
  • German: Glyzerin — the compound glycerol
  • Greek: γλυκερίνη (glykeríni) — the compound glycerol
  • Indonesian: gliserin — the compound glycerol
  • Italian: glicerina — the compound glycerol
  • Japanese: グリセロール (guriserōru) — the compound glycerol
  • Japanese: グリセリン (guriserin) — the compound glycerol
  • Kazakh: глицерин (gliserin) — the compound glycerol
  • Korean: 글리세롤 (geulliserol) — the compound glycerol
  • Korean: 글리세린 (geulliserin) — the compound glycerol
  • Macedonian: глицерин (glicerin) — the compound glycerol
  • Malay: gliserin — the compound glycerol
  • Māori: nonireka — the compound glycerol
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glyserin — the compound glycerol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: glyserin — the compound glycerol
  • Polish: gliceryna — the compound glycerol
  • Portuguese: glicerina — the compound glycerol
  • Russian: глицерин (glicerin) — the compound glycerol
  • Serbo-Croatian: глицерин — the compound glycerol
  • Spanish: glicerina — the compound glycerol
  • Turkish: gliserin — the compound glycerol
  • Ukrainian: гліцери́н (hlicerýn) — the compound glycerol