† glacialinen.
/ˈɡleɪʃɪəlɪn/ Obsolete.
A food preservative composed of boric acid and glycerine. In full glacialin(e salt.
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1876 W. F. Grier Brit. Patent 3107 My said Invention..relates to a new or improved compound for preserving meat, fish, poultry, game, eggs, butter, milk... This liquid preservative I call ‘glacialine’, and its special value consists in the large proportion of hydric borate obtained in a solved or liquid state.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 304/2 Boracic acid and borax are also employed by dairymen, the former being known as glacialine salt.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 7 Jan. 7/1 Various preparations of boric acid are in use, the most common of which are glacialin salt and boro-glycerine.
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