Glyceride

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glyceride \Glyc"er*ide\, n. [See {Glycerin}.] (Chem.)
     A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides
     exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced
     artificially. Glycerin

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  glyceride
       n : 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" [syn: {acylglycerol}]