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glyceride
[glis´er-īd]an organic acid ester of glycerin, designated, according to the number of ester linkages, as a mono-, di-, or triglyceride.
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glyc·er·ide
(glis'ĕr-īd, -īd),An ester of glycerol. The term is usually used in combination with phospho- (phosphoglyceride). The use of mono-, di-, and triglyceride is being replaced by the more precise terms mono-, di-, and triacylglycerol, respectively.
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glyceride
(glĭs′ə-rīd′)n.
An ester formed between one or more fatty acids and glycerol. Glycerides are found in plant oils and animal fats.
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glyc·er·ide
(glis'ĕr-īd)An ester of glycerol.
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glyceride
an ESTER of GLYCEROL.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
glyc·er·ide
(glis'ĕr-īd)An ester of glycerol.
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