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GLYCERIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
Example:
fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid
Synonyms:
acylglycerol; glyceride
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glyceride" is a kind of...):
animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)
glyceryl ester (an ester of glycerol)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glyceride"):
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)
Holonyms ("glyceride" is a part of...):
fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))
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