Alcohol vs Glycerol - What's the difference?
alcohol | glycerol |
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
(uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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, title= (obsolete) Any very fine powder.
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(organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.
As nouns the difference between alcohol and glycerol
is that alcohol is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) while glycerol is 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol.alcohol
English
(wikipedia alcohol)Noun
Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}