What is "glycerite"

Glycerite \Glyc"er*ite\, n. (Med.) A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin.

n. (context medicine English) A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerine.

n. a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin [syn: glycerole]

A traditional glycerite is a fluid extract of an herb or other medicinal substance made using glycerin as the majority of the fluid extraction medium.