glycerole
Noun: A medicinal preparation created by dissolving or suspending an active substance in glycerin. It is a type of liquid vehicle used to administer medication.
A glycerole is a specific pharmaceutical formulation. The term is used to describe the medicine itself, not the process of making it. - The pharmacist prepared a glycerole of iodine for the topical application. - This glycerole contains tannin as its active ingredient.
The term is technical and primarily used in pharmaceutical or historical medical contexts. It refers to the final medicinal product, not the solvent (glycerin) alone. - In older formulations, a glycerole of starch was sometimes used as a demulcent.
- Glycerin (noun): The clear, sweet, viscous liquid (also called glycerol) used as the solvent base for a glycerole.
- Glycerite (noun): A synonym for , often used interchangeably in pharmacy to denote a medicinal preparation using glycerin as the vehicle.
- Glycerite
This word refers specifically to the complete medicinal mixture. It is not a general term for any substance containing glycerin (e.g., soap, lotion). Its use is largely confined to professional or historical descriptions of drug preparations.
- a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin