glycer-

combining form

variants or glycero-

1

: glycerol

glyceryl

: related to glycerol or glyceric acid

glycerophosphoric acid

glyceraldehyde

2

glycero- usually italic : having the stereochemical arrangement of atoms or groups found in glyceraldehyde

2-(d-glycero-1-hydroxyethyl)-benzimidazole

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from glycerin

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