glycerin, glycerine (gliserin)

[ is also applied to mixtures of glycerin with various substances, whether involving solution or not: as, glycerin of gallic acid; glycerin of starch. It is used in the arts for a great variety of purposes: for example, in soaps and cosmetics, for preserving animal and vegetable substances, in paper-making, and in the manufacture of nitroglycerin and dynamite. Also called glycerol, glycerole, glycerin a, and glycerinum. - Glycerin butyrate. See butyrate.-Glycerin cement. See cement.