Description

A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, and sweetening agent. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Glycerol
Part Display Name
Glycerol
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Glycerol

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
zh-CNChinese (China)甘油
Synonyms: 丙三醇
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Glycérol
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Glütserool
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Glicerol
it-ITItalian (Italy)Glicerolo
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Gliserol
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Глицерол
Synonyms: Глицерин
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)glycerol
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Glycérol
fr-FRFrench (France)Glycérol
el-GRGreek (Greece)Γλυκερόλη
Synonyms: Γλυκερόλη