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Glyceryl Oxide

in chemistry, glyceryl ether (C3H8) 2O3. It is obtained GLYOXALIC ACID by distilling glycerin with calcium chloride. It is a colorless oily liquid, boiling at 172°. It mixes with water, alcohol, and ether.

GLYCINE (glis'i-nē), in botany, the typical genus of the sub-tribe Glycerineæ the species, all but one of which are decumbent if not even twining, have alternate leaves with axillary racemes or fascicles of yellow flowers. Locality, the warmer parts of the Old World. G. soja, the erect species alluded to, is cultivated in the East Indies for its beans. From these the Japanese make a sauce called sooja or soy.

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