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# glycerine

«glycerine» in Mova's school dictionary: **A thick, clear, sweet-tasting liquid with no colour or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (glycerine — uncountable); also spelled glycerin (US)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thick, clear, sweet-tasting liquid with no colour or smell, used in soap, medicines, cosmetics and food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#m1)

2) (science) The everyday name of glycerol, a chemical made from fats and oils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and craft lessons glycerine is used to make bubble mixture stronger and in soap-making; on labels it appears as E422. Phrases: bubble mixture with glycerine, glycerine soap, a drop of glycerine.

### examples

- Add a spoonful of glycerine to make bubbles that last longer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#x1)
- Glycerine soap is clear like glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#x2)
- Mum puts glycerine on the icing so it stays soft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#x3)
- Some cough syrups contain glycerine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#x4)
- Glycerine keeps skin from drying out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#x5)
- In chemistry, glycerine is called glycerol. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#x6)

### note

British spelling glycerine, American glycerin; both are right. Uncountable: some glycerine, not a glycerine. Say GLISS-er-in. Do not confuse with nitroglycerine, a dangerous explosive made from it.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «glycerine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.