Definition of glyceryl in English:
glyceryl
noun ˈɡlɪs(ə)rʌɪlˈɡlɪs(ə)rɪlˈɡlisəˌril
Chemistry as modifier Of or denoting a radical derived from glycerol by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sensitisation to glyceryl monothioglycolate is common, and in 1995 hair cosmetics manufacturers agreed with the hairdressers' guild to stop the use of this allergen in permanent wave solutions.
- Active compound combinations having a content of glyceryl alkyl ethers and cosmetic and dermatological formulations comprising such active compound combinations
- Another derivative, guaiacol glyceryl ether, is an ingredient in cough medicines, and glycerol methacrylate is used in the manufacture of soft contact lenses to make them permeable to air.
- Special fats which incorporate an emulsifier, usually glyceryl monostearate, are available to the commercial baker.
- Our sample-preparation methods split the fatty acids from the alcohol components of glyceryl and steryl esters to form fatty-acid methyl esters, which are more amenable to analysis through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from glycerine + -yl.