Sweet, colorless preparation of glycerol used as a moisturizing agent for chapped skin; in suppositories; and as a sweetening agent in drugs; also called glycerin.
A clear viscous liquid obtained by hydrolysis of fats and mixed oils and produced as a by-product in the manufacture of soap. It is used as an emollient in many skin preparations, as a laxative (particularly in the form of suppositories), and as a sweetening agent in the pharmaceutical industry.