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Carbohydrates > Sugar Alcohols > Triose Sugar Alcohols > Glycerol
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Sugar Alcohols > Triose Sugar Alcohols > Glycerol

Preferred term

Glycerol  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1,2,3-Propanetriol
  • 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
  • Glycerin
  • Glycerine

Scope note

  • A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, or sweetening agent.

History note

  • 98

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005990

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