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Meaning of "glycerine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLYCERINE

From French glycérine, from Greek glukeros sweet + -ine-in; related to Greek glukus sweet.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLYCERINE

glycerine  [ˈɡlɪsərɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLYCERINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glycerine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLYCERINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glycerine

Glycerol

Glycerol is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature. The glycerol backbone is central to all lipids known as triglycerides. Glycerol is sweet-tasting and generally considered non-toxic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLYCERINE


aneurin
əˈnjʊərɪn
burin
ˈbjʊərɪn
cholesterin
kəˈlestərɪn
Erin
ˈɪərɪn
fiorin
ˈfaɪərɪn
heparin
ˈhɛpərɪn
kaiserin
ˈkaɪzɪərɪn
Katharine
ˈkæθərɪn
Katherine
ˈkæθərɪn
mandarin
ˈmændərɪn
margarin
ˈmɑːɡərɪn
Mazarin
ˈmæzərɪn
narine
ˈnɛərɪn
navarin
ˈnævərɪn
nectarine
ˈnɛktərɪn
nitroglycerin
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn
purin
ˈpjʊərɪn
tamarin
ˈtæmərɪn
urine
ˈjʊərɪn
warfarin
ˈwɔːfərɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLYCERINE

glycemia
glycemic
glycemic index
glycemic load
glyceraldehyde
glyceria
glyceric
glyceric acid
glyceride
glyceridic
glycerin
glycerinate
glycerol
glyceryl
glyceryl trinitrate
glycin
glycine
glycocoll
glycogen
glycogenesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLYCERINE

anserine
berberine
Catherine
cycloserine
eserine
extrauterine
ferine
intrauterine
marine
nitroglycerine
papaverine
pelerine
phosphatidylserine
piperine
riverine
serine
speakerine
tangerine
uterine
viperine
wolverine

Synonyms and antonyms of glycerine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glycerine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLYCERINE

Find out the translation of glycerine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glycerine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glycerine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甘油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glicerina
570 millions of speakers

English

glycerine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्लिसरीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغليسيرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глицерин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glicerina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্লিসারিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glycérine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gliserin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glyzerin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリセリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

글리세린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glycerine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gơ ly cé rin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளிசரின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लिसरीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gliserin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glicerina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gliceryna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гліцерин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glicerină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλυκερίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gliserien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glycerin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glyserin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glycerine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLYCERINE»

The term «glycerine» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLYCERINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glycerine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glycerine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glycerine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLYCERINE»

Discover the use of glycerine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glycerine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glycerine: A Key Cosmetic Ingredient
Richard A. Reck Consultant, Hinsdale, Illinois Glycerine has a very wide range of applications and uses due to its unique combination of properties. Besides the applications in cosmetics and toiletries discussed in preceding chapters, ...
Eric Jungermann, Norman O.V. Sonntag, 1991
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Proceedings
vyommercially proven technology is discussed in which glycerine purities as high as 99.8% are produced from crudes derived from natural oils, such as palm kernel oil or palm oil. By utilization of fractionation technology, glycerine purities ...
Thomas H. Applewhite, 1991
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Proceedings of the World Conference on Palm and Coconut Oils ...
Natural glycerine is obtained from the production of fatty acids, fatty acid methyl esters, and soap. Methyl esters for biodiesel fuel and for the production of sucrose polyesters for fat substitutes also generate glycerine as a coproduct. Glycerine ...
Edward C. Leonard, Edward George Perkins, Arno Cahn, 1999
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Dry Skin and Moisturizers: Chemistry and Function
1. ft. Glycerine: A. Natural. Ingredient. for. Moisturizing. Skin. Donald 5. Orth and Yohini Appa CONTENTS 18. 1 Introduction 213 18.2 The Role of Glycerine as a Humectant for Cosmetic Products 214 18.2.1 Moisturizers in Cosmetic Products ...
Marie Loden, Howard I. Maibach, 1999
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On Glycerine and Its Uses in Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy
With regard to other elements, the action of glycerine is of a contrary nature. It causes the contraction, without change in shape, of the blood globules; and afterwards, if the contact with the glycerine be sufliciently prolonged, it makes them more ...
Am. A. Smith, 1863
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Tylenchida: Parasites of Plants and Insects
Lactophenol (Amann, 1896: lactic acid 20ml; phenol 20ml; glycerine 40ml and distilled water 20 ml) is a good clearing agent and widely used to process nematodes to glycerine. Siddiqi (1964) described a quick method of processing ...
Mohammad Rafiq Siddiqi, 2000
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Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment
Glycerine Recovery Process (D, E) A process flow diagram for the glycerine recovery process uses the glycerine byproducts from kettle boiling (A) and fat splitting (B). The process consists of three steps (Fig. 5): (a) pretreatment to remove ...
Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, Howard H. Lo, 2004
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Allergy in ENT Practice: The Basic Guide
If no glycerine has been added to the vial, such a reaction may be assumed to be a consequence of immunologic activity, and the level of the vial producing the local reaction can be maintained (or even decreased) for the time being.
Hueston Clark King, Richard L. Mabry, 2011
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Preserving Flowers: Dried & Pressed Floral Designs for Every ...
GLYCERINE. CARE PRESERVING TECHNIQUES DRYING METHOD RECOMMENDATIONS BASIC TECHNIQUES This section. PRESERVING TECHNIQUES This method works well with most foliage and evergreens. And it works better with ...
Diane Flowers, 2008
10
Popular Science
On the other hand it is much better than the calcium chloride preparations because alcohol doesn't cause any corrosion— but why don't you use glycerine? I know it costs a lot more to fill your radiator with the proper mixture of glycerine and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLYCERINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glycerine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Walking a tough path
“My best scene is when my father passes away and I cried without glycerine. Crying comes very easily to me as I am a very sensitive girl..strong ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Music fest, mermaids head to to Asbury Park
Everything form the Coffin Daggers who are a little surf punk with the sci-fi element all the way down to Glycerine Queens and Dentist, who ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
3
New report explores the global food glycerine industry 2015 market …
For technical data and manufacturing plants analysis, the report analyzes Food Glycerine leading suppliers on capacity, commercial production ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
4
Global Glycerine FOB Exports price update.
Crude Glycerine FOB Malaysia prices are in the range of USD 245 – 250 PMT, whereas Refined Glycerine FOB Malaysia prices are hovering in ... «Glycerine Report, Jul 15»
5
Thailand imported 4382 MT of Glycerine in May 2015.
During the period January to May 2015, Thailand imported 20304 MT of Glycerine. The country imported 4034 MT of Glycerine in January 2015 ... «Glycerine Report, Jul 15»
6
The Political Economy of Oil Palm as a Flex Crop
If one picks up a beauty product, the long list of ingredients only says 'glycerine', a deviation of palm oil. Why is this? And how does this ... «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»
7
Pataskala Farmers Market thriving under new leadership
Zeirott sells handmade soaps featuring natural ingredients and essential oils. The soaps are poured from a goat's milk base or a clear glycerine ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
8
EPA touts biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil
It is at this stage that crude glycerine, a by-product that can be used in soapmaking, is obtained, he said. To make industrial-grade biodiesel, ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
9
CFR India prices of Glycerine hike up by 3% in June 2015 as …
Glycerine CFR India current prices reported in the range of USD 700 - 715 PMT. Glycerine CFR India prices were hovering in the range of USD ... «Glycerine Report, Jul 15»
10
Three Cheers for Craft Beer
The ingredients are same as bottled beer—malts, water, hops and yeast; there's no glycerine. But unlike traditional beer, which takes over five ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Glycerine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/glycerine>. Apr 2024 ».
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