noun
- a thick, colorless, sweet liquid used in making soap, cosmetics, medicines, and explosives
Usage: also called glycerol
Examples
- The soap contains glycerine to keep your skin moisturized.
- Glycerine is commonly used in hand lotions and creams.
- The pharmacist added glycerine to the cough syrup.
- Many cosmetic products list glycerine as an ingredient.
- The laboratory stored bottles of pure glycerine.
- Glycerine helps prevent the soap from drying out.