Describe the structural formula of glycerol

Describe the structural formula of glycerol? To which organic function do such molecules belong?

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The Glycerol is a linear chain of three carbons; the central carbon is bound to 1 hydroxyl radical and to 1 hydrogen and the two other carbons in the extremities are bound to a hydroxyl radical and 2 hydrogen. The spatial sides of the hydroxyls are similar.

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