<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C₃H₈O₃, usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.</li></ul>