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Glycerol

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012384

A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, and sweetening agent.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012384
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012384",
  "term": "Glycerol",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, and sweetening agent.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/glycerol/"
}

Record 12,384 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.