glyceryl

English

Etymology

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Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós)

French -ine

French glycérine

English glycerine

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor.

Medieval Latin alcoholder.

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

English -ol

English glycerol

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

English glyceryl

From glycerol + -yl.

Noun

glyceryl (plural glyceryls)

1. (organic chemistry) Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups

Derived terms

• diglyceryl
• glyceryl trinitrate