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Cosmetic ingredient
Answer for the clue "Cosmetic ingredient ", 8 letters:
glycerin
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Word definitions for glycerin in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glycerin \Glyc"er*in\, Glycerine \Glyc"er*ine\, n. [F. glyc['e]rine, fr. Gr. glykero`s, glyky`s, sweet. Cf. Glucose , Licorice .] (Chem.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3 , colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol , glycerine ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) (alternative spelling of glycerine English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also glycerine , thick, colorless syrup, 1838, from French glycérine , coined by French chemist Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), from Greek glykeros "sweet" (see glucose ) + chemical ending -ine (2). So called for its sweet taste. Still in popular use, ...
Usage examples of glycerin.
In addition to the nitric acid and glycerin Yousef mixed into nitro, he imported sodium azide, the primary explosive used to detonate airbags, along with mercury fulminate, another explosive.
Thus, iso-octane became 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, acetic acid --- common vinegar-was ethanoic acid, and ordinary glycerin, propane-1,2,3 triol.
This is a dangerous point, since the nitration will take place as soon as the glycerin is added.
His tools were neatly lined up: a pair of needle-nose pliers, two ice picks, a knife, a ruler, a container of glycerin, and loops of cane held together with clothespins.
The young woman took out one of the jars, a gentle face cream compounded of aloe, rosewater, glycerin, and several healing herbs.
As a finishing touch, a little fusel oil or glycerin was added to give the whiskey a 'bead'&mdash.
He went into the bathroom and washed his hands with a clear bar of glycerin soap—.
They had not had a honeymoon in more than five millenaries, and its glow stayed with them as they neared the journey's end and climbed reluctantly out of the connubial vat of glycerin, imidazolidinyl urea, and iso-yohimbine.
If the tank does not have a drain, use a siphon pump to draw the liquid off the top of the tank into suitable containers, making sure to stop above the glycerin layer.
Formaldehyde, glycerin, borax with a little phenol added and some sodium citrate as an anti-coagulant.
These masks are impregnated with a glycerin solution of sodium phosphate.