What is another name for vegetable glycerin?
                                
                                
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                                Over two centuries ago, in 1779, a Swedish chemist accidentally discovered the sweet, viscous liquid we now know as glycerin. Another name for vegetable glycerin is glycerol, though the terms are often used interchangeably in commercial and everyday contexts.