different between glycerol vs semisystematic

English

From glycerine +? -ol.

glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)

(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.

semi- +? systematic

semisystematic (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Describing a name, part of which is systematic and part of which is trivial

As an example - glycerol - the trivial name being glycerine, the systematic name being propan-1,2,3-triol

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