Webster's Dictionary 1913

1837

Glycerate

Glyc″er‐ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of glyceric acid.

1838

Glyceric

Gly‐cer″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycerin.Glyceric acid(Chem.), an organic acid, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycerin, as a thick liquid. It is...

1839

Glyceride

Glyc″er‐ide (?), n. [See Glycerin.] (Chem.) A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.

1840

Glycerin

Glyc″er‐in, Glyc″er‐ine (�), n. [F. glycérine, fr. Gr. γλυκερόσ, γλυκύσ, sweet. Cf. Glucose, Licorice.] (Chem.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and w...

1841

Glycerite

Glyc″er‐ite (?), n.(Med.) A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin.

1842

Glycerol

Glyc″er‐ol (?), n.(Chem.) Same as Glycerin.

1843

Glycerole

Glyc″er‐ole (?), n. [F. glycérolé.] (Med.) Same as Glycerite.

1844

Glyceryl

Glyc″er‐yl (?), n. [Glycerin + -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl.

1845

Glycide

Glyc″ide (?), n. [Glyceric + anhydride.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, obtained from certain derivatives of glycerin, and regarded as a partially dehydrated glycerin; — called als...

1846

Glycidic

Gly‐cid″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycide; as, glycidic acid.

1847

Glycin

Gly″cin (?), n. [Gr. γλυκύσ sweet.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Glycocoll.

1848

Glycocholate

Gly′co‐cho″late (?), n. [Glycocoll + cholic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A salt of glycocholic acid; as, sodium glycocholate.

1849

Glycocholic

Gly′co‐chol″ic (?), a.(Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or composed of, glycocoll and cholic acid.Glycocholic acid(Physiol. Chem.), a conjugate acid, composed of glycocoll and cho...

1850

Glycocin

Gly″co‐cin (?), n. [Glycocoll + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Glycocoll.

1851

Glycocoll

Gly″co‐coll (?), n. [Gr. γλυκύσ sweet + κόλλα glue.] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydroch...

1852

Glycogen

Gly″co‐gen (?), n. [Gr. � sweet + -gen: cf. F. glycogène.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch, soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. I...

1853

Glycogenic

Gly′co‐gen″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or caused by, glycogen; as, the glycogenic function of the liver.

1854

Glycogeny

{ Gly‐cog″e‐ny (?), Gly′co‐gen″e‐sis (?), } n.(Physiol.) The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver.

1855

Glycol

Gly″col (?), n. [Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin.] (Chem.) (a) A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It ...

1856

Glycolic

Gly‐col″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether; glycolic acid.Glycolic acid(Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in unripe grapes and i...

1857

Glycolide

Gly″co‐lide (?), n. [Glycol + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white amorphous powder, C4H4O, obtained by heating and dehydrating glycolic acid. [Written also glycollide.]

1858

Glycoluric

Gly′co‐lu″ric (?), a. [Glycol + uric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, glycol and urea; as, glycoluric acid, which is called also hydantoic acid.

1859

Glycoluril

Gly′co‐lu″ril (?), n. [Glycolyl + uric.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, obtained by the reduction of allantoïn.

1860

Glycolyl

Gly″co‐lyl (?), n. [Glycolic + -yl.] (Chem.) A divalent, compound radical, CO.CH2, regarded as the essential radical of glycolic acid, and a large series of related compounds.

1861

Glyconian

Gly‐co″ni‐an (?), a. & n. Glyconic.

1862

Glyconic

Gly‐con″ic (?), a. [Gr. � a kind of verse, so called from its inventor, Glycon.] (Pros.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; — applied to a kind of verse in Gree...

1863

Glyconin

Gly″co‐nin (?), n. An emulsion of glycerin and the yolk of eggs, used as an ointment, as a vehicle for medicines, etc.