glycerine
/ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/
glycerine noun: synonym of glycerol.
Noun
glycerine (countable and uncountable, plural glycerines)
glycerine meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Malay and Indonesian
glycerine in Tamil
- கண்ணீர் பெருக்கி, கிளிசரின், கரிநீர்ப்பாகு, கிளிசெரின், கிளிசெரைன்
glycerine in Malayalam
- വസാഗുളം, ദ്രവരൂപമായ ആൽക്കഹോൾ, ഗ്ലിസ്സറോൾ
glycerine in Malay
- the compound glycerol
- gliserin
glycerine in Indonesian
- the compound glycerol
- gliserin
Synonyms of glycerine
Forms of glycerine
| plural | glycerines |
|---|---|
| alternative US | glycerin |
Origin of glycerine
From glyco- + -ine, from French glycérine, from Ancient Greek γλυκερός (glukerós, “sweet”) (compare γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”)).
Words formed from glycerine
- glyceride
- glycerinate
- glycerine jelly
- glycerine phthalate
- glycerine soap
- glycerine trinitrate
- glycerous
- hydroxypropyl starch glycerine
- nitroglycerine
Questions about glycerine
- What does glycerine mean?
- Glycerine means synonym of glycerol.
- What is glycerine in Tamil?
- Glycerine in Tamil is கண்ணீர் பெருக்கி, கிளிசரின், கரிநீர்ப்பாகு. See Glycerine meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glycerine?
- Glycerine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce glycerine?
- Glycerine is pronounced /ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/.
- What is the plural of glycerine?
- The plural of glycerine is glycerines.
Words near glycerine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: glycerine (page history and authors); glycerine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); glycerine (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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