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# glycerine

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

«glycerine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A thick, clear, sweet-tasting liquid with no colour or smell, used in soap, medicines, cosmetics and food. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glycerine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glycerine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glycerine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glycerine.html) on Mova free.