GLYCERYL ESTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An ester of glycerol

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glyceryl ester" is a kind of...):

ester (organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glyceryl ester"):

butyrin (any of three glycerides of butyric acid)

acylglycerol; glyceride (an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils)

glycerin jelly (a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens)

glycerite; glycerole (a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin)

glycerogel; glycerogelatin (a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin)

palmitin (an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid)

stearin (an ester of glycerol and stearic acid)

glycerol trimargarate; margarin (a glyceryl ester of margaric acid)

olein; triolein (a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils)

glycerol tripalmitate; tripalmitin (a triglyceride of palmitic acid)

glycerol tristearate; tristearin (a triglyceride of stearic acid)