Relating to or derived from glycerin, or containing glycerin as a key component.
Glycer- + -ic (adjectival suffix). Formed in 19th-century chemistry to describe compounds and properties associated with glycerin.
Glyceric acids and compounds are what chemists study to understand how fats break down in your body and how to create better moisturizers.
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