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Glyconin :: Glyconin (n.) An emulsion of glycerin and the yolk of eggs, used as an ointment, as a vehicle for medicines, etc..

Dualin :: Dualin (n.) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion..

Glycerin :: Glycerin (n.) Alt. of Glycerin.

Polyacid :: Polyacid (a.) Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid bases..

Diachylum :: Diachylum (n.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids..

Valerin :: Valerin (n.) A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor..

Glyceride :: Glyceride (n.) A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially..

Acrolein :: Acrolein (n.) A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating..

Linoleic :: Linoleic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem.), designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts..

Stye :: Stycerin (n.) A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; -- called also phenyl glycerin..

Boroglyceride :: Boroglyceride (n.) A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic..

Margarin :: Margarin (n.) A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and teipalmitin..

Glyceryl :: Glyceryl (n.) A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl..

Glonoine :: Glonoine (n.) Same as Nitroglycerin; -- called also oil of glonoin.

Niteosaccharin :: Niteosaccharin (n.) An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc..

Nitrogelatin :: Nitrogelatin (n.) An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.

Chlorhydrin :: Chlorhydrin (n.) One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.

Myristin :: Myristin (n.) The myristate of glycerin, -- found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc..

Plasma :: Plasma (n.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments..

Glycerol :: Glycerol (n.) Same as Glycerin.

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