Glycerine
['ɡlɪsərən]
Definition
(n.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin.
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Definition
n. a colourless viscid neutral inodorous fluid of a sweet taste soluble in water and alcohol.
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Examples
- One part by weight in 50 parts of glycerine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- As boracic acid is but slightly soluble in water and other common solvents this combination with glycerine--which is also a useful agent in arresting the growth of germs--is peculiarly valuable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We have seen, in treating of safes and locks, how burglars keep pace with the latest inventions to protect property by the use of dynamite and nitro-glycerine explosions. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1868, Glasgow and Wood patented a process of dropping the shot through a column of glycerine or oil. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This dissolves in water, but when boiled in large quantities of the same it is decomposed into glycerine and boracic acid. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Fahrenheit for about two hours, which causes the boracic acid to dissolve and blend with the glycerine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Honey, glycerine, and mucilage acacia equal quantities of each sufficient to make into a paste of the desired consistence. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- For what is termed dry copying mix about 1/3 pint of glycerine to a pint of any good black ink. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Barff of Kilburn, England, it seems was the first to combine boracic acid with glycerine, and to produce a preservative compound known as boroglyceride, which is soluble in water and alcohol. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- This was followed by the discovery of nitro-glycerine, a still more powerful explosive agent--too powerful and uncontrollable for guns as originally made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The composition should be made somewhat softer for winter use than for summer, which can be done by adding a little larger proportion of glycerine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Dissolve the methyl-violet in the water and add the glycerine. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In 1846 a new and distinct development in explosives was made in the discovery of gun cotton by Sch?nbein, and of nitro-glycerine in 1847 by Sobrero. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Blanch the bitter almonds and bruise them in a Wedgwood mortar, adding thereto the glycerine and using the pestle vigorously; a smooth paste is thus obtained. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He hoped the addition of the glycerine would increase the power and prevent some drawbacks which would otherwise stand in the way of boracic acid alone as a preservative of raw or cooked meat. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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