Glyceryl stearate is a wax-like chemical product manufactured from glycerin and stearic acid. The ingredient is often found in cosmetics and skin care products, such as lotions, creams, and cleansers. It acts as a lubricant and helps make the skin soft and smooth.
What does Corliss mean? Corliss [corliss] as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Corliss) is pronounced KOR-liss. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Corliss is cheerful, carefree. From carleas, a compound of caru meaning grief or care, and leas meaning free from or without. Associated with: old english, compound (blend).
In the picture above is the Monarch Corliss Steam Engine, and from left to right, Clyde Clardy, the owner and fellow galoots Dean Hohman and Bruce Willman. Clyde's Corliss, while not as big as the one at the exposition, it still one mean piece of machinery.