| Noun | 1. | glyceryl ester - an ester of glycerol butyrin - any of three glycerides of butyric acid ester - formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water acylglycerol, glyceride - an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid" glycerin jelly - a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens glycerogel, glycerogelatin - a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin palmitin - an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid stearin - an ester of glycerol and stearic acid glycerol trimargarate, margarin - a glyceryl ester of margaric acid glycerol tripalmitate, tripalmitin - a triglyceride of palmitic acid glycerol tristearate, tristearin - a triglyceride of stearic acid |