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Category:GO:0006114 ! glycerol biosynthetic process
name: glycerol biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids." [GOC:ai, ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "glycerol anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "glycerol biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "glycerol formation" EXACT []
synonym: "glycerol synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006071 ! glycerol metabolic process
is_a: GO:0019401 ! alditol biosynthetic process
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<GOterm>GO:0006114</GOterm>
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