Top definition. BLUF. An acronym for Bottom Line Up Front that is frequently used in informal military correspondence and internal/informal corporate e-mails to cover the main points of an e-mail so the reader can quickly understand what the e-mail is saying before reading the whole, lengthy e-mail. RE:urbandictionary.com.
Glycerol /ËÉ¡lÉªsÉrÉl/ (also called glycerine or glycerin; see spelling differences) is a simple polyol (sugar alcohol) compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature. The glycerol backbone is central to all lipids known as triglycerides.
Glycerinâsometimes called Glycerolâis a natural component of all animal and vegetable fats and oils. It can be synthesized from carbohydrate materials (e.g., cane or corn syrup sugar) or from substances such as propylene. The synthetic form is chemically identical to naturally-occurring glycerin. Long-term laboratory studies show that the body handles synthetically derived glycerin the same way it handles naturally derived glycerin.