Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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glucose

A crystalline carbohydrate (C 6 H 12 O 6 ) soluble in water, used as a substitute for the more expensive glycerine (glycerol) as a plasticizer for glue, and in making GLUCOSE-GLYCOL PASTE . See also: SORBITOL . (339 )




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