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stycerin

stycerin noun: a triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; phenyl glycerin.

Noun

stycerin (uncountable)

  1. A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; phenyl glycerin.

Origin of stycerin

Blend of styryl + glycerin.

Questions about stycerin

What does stycerin mean?
Stycerin means a triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; phenyl glycerin.
What part of speech is stycerin?
Stycerin is a noun.

Words near stycerin in the dictionary

  1. STX
  2. sty
  3. Styal
  4. styca
  5. stycas
  6. stycerin
  7. stychomythia
  8. Stydia
  9. stye
  10. styed
  11. styelid

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