glycerol: Meaning and Definition of

glyc•er•ol

1. a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, CHO, usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients. Also called