Chemical structure of a glycerol (glycerine) molecule. Along with fatty acids, glycerol forms triglycerides.


A realistic rendering of the molecule using molecular visualization tools and structure obtained by either x-ray or NMR. Atoms are represented as spheres with conventional color coding: hydrogen (white), carbon (grey), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue), chlorine (green), ...


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