glyc·er·ide (gl s  -r d )n. An ester formed between one or more acids and glycerol. Fatty acid esters with glycerol are found in plant oils and animal fats. [glycer(in) + -ide.] |
glyceride [ˈglɪsəˌraɪd]
n
(Chemistry) any fatty-acid ester of glycerol
| glyceride (gls-rd) Any of various esters formed when glycerol reacts with a fatty acid. The fatty acids can react with one, two, or all three of the hydroxyl groups of the glycerol, resulting in mono-, di-, and triglycerides, respectively. Triglycerides are the main components of plant and animal oils and fats. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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" animal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances fat - a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat" triglyceride - glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body glyceryl ester - an ester of glycerol |
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