glyceride

See also: Glyceride and glycéride

English

Etymology

From glycerine +‎ -ide.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/

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Noun

glyceride (plural glycerides)

2. (organic chemistry) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.

Derived terms

• diglyceride
• monoglyceride
• triglyceride

 

Translations

an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甘油酯 (gānyóuzhǐ)

• Czech: glycerid m
• Esperanto: glicerido
• French: acylglycérol (fr) m, glycéride (fr) m
• Japanese: グリセリド (guriserido)
• Polish: gliceryd m
• Russian: глицерид (ru) m (glicerid)
• Spanish: acilglicérido m

See also

• glycerolipid
• phospholipid