Glyceryl

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

  Glyceryl \Glyc"er*yl\, n. [Glycerin + -yl.] (Chem.)
     A compound radical, {C3H5}, regarded as the essential radical
     of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also
     {propenyl}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glyceryl
       n : a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the
           three hydroxyl radicals