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'''Glycerol''' (HOCH<sub>2</sub>CH(OH)CH<sub>2</sub>OH or C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O</sub>3</sub>), or glycerin, is a clear, colourless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid [[organic]] compound of the [[alcohol|alcohol family]]. With three [[hydroxyl]] groups, it can form three types of [[ester]]s ([[monoglyceride]]s, [[diglyceride]]s, and [[triglyceride]]s). Mono- and [[diglyceride]]s are common food additives. Fats and oils are [[triglyceride]]s; their processing into [[soap]] was the chief source of glycerol until the mid-20th century, when industrial synthesis took over.
'''Glycerol''' (HOCH<sub>2</sub>CH(OH)CH<sub>2</sub>OH or C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>3</sub>), or glycerin, is a clear, colourless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid [[organic]] compound of the [[alcohol|alcohol family]]. With three [[hydroxyl]] groups, it can form three types of [[ester]]s ([[monoglyceride]]s, [[diglyceride]]s, and [[triglyceride]]s). Mono- and [[diglyceride]]s are common food additives. Fats and oils are [[triglyceride]]s; their processing into [[soap]] was the chief source of glycerol until the mid-20th century, when industrial synthesis took over.
Glycerol has thousands of uses, including as an [[emulsifier|emulsion]], softening agent, plasticizer, and stabilizer in baked goods, [[ice cream]], and [[tobacco]]; in skin lotions, mouthwashes, and cough medicines; as a protective medium for [[freezing]] [[red blood cell]]s, [[sperm]], [[cornea]]s, and other tissues; in printing inks and in the gums and resins in paints and coatings; in antifreeze mixtures; as a nutrient in [[fermentation]]; and as a raw material for [[nitroglycerin]].
Glycerol has thousands of uses, including as an [[emulsifier|emulsion]], softening agent, plasticizer, and stabilizer in baked goods, [[ice cream]], and [[tobacco]]; in skin lotions, mouthwashes, and cough medicines; as a protective medium for [[freezing]] [[red blood cell]]s, [[sperm]], [[cornea]]s, and other tissues; in printing inks and in the gums and resins in paints and coatings; in antifreeze mixtures; as a nutrient in [[fermentation]]; and as a raw material for [[nitroglycerin]].