glycerinated gelatin

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   a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories

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Questions about glycerinated gelatin

What does glycerinated gelatin mean?

glycerinated gelatin means "a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories".

Is glycerinated gelatin a common word?

glycerinated gelatin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.