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glycerol

glyc.er.ol \'glis-*-.ro.l, -.ro-l\ n [glycerine + -ol] : a sweet syrupy 
   hygroscopic trihydroxy alcohol C3H8O3 u su. obtained by the saponification 
   of fats and used esp. as a solvent and plasticizer