Assertion: glycerin | /r/HasProperty | 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane
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text: As nouns the difference between alcohol and glycerol is that alcohol is (organic chemistry|countable) any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-oh) while glycerol is (organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol.
text: In context|organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between glycerol and nitroglycerine is that glycerol is (organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol while nitroglycerine is (organic compound) the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid,
text: As nouns the difference between glycerol and nitroglycerine is that glycerol is (organic compound) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol while nitroglycerine is (organic compound) the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid,