glycérine

glycerine, glycerol

noun glee-seh-REEN Rare

Origin: Greek glykys, sweet

Usage Note

Glycérine is the common name for glycerol, a colourless, viscous liquid widely used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food production. In everyday French it appears on ingredient labels for moisturisers and soaps. The scientific synonym is glycérol.

Examples

"La glycérine est utilisée dans les crèmes hydratantes."

Natural Translation

Glycerine is used in moisturising creams.

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