Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "glycerine" (wanda kuma aka rubuta "glycerin") ruwa ne mai dadi, kauri, marar launi wanda ake amfani da shi wajen samar da kayan kwalliya, sabulu, da magunguna. Hakanan ana amfani dashi azaman humectant, wanda ke nufin yana taimakawa wajen riƙe danshi, kuma azaman sauran ƙarfi ga abubuwa daban-daban. Glycerin abu ne na halitta ta hanyar yin sabulu, kuma ana iya samar da shi ta hanyar synthetically daga sassa daban-daban, kamar man kayan lambu ko kitsen dabbobi.