/ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɑːl/
Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol.
a thick, sweet, colourless liquid that has many industrial and medical uses, for example to make food taste sweet and in treatments for the skin:
Cough syrups containing glycerol, honey and lemon are safe for children.
The process of soap making yields glycerol and the salts of fatty acids (soaps).