glyceride

American  

[glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id] / ˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd /

noun

Chemistry, Biochemistry.

1. any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.

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glyceride British  

/ ˈɡlɪsəˌraɪd /

noun

1. any fatty-acid ester of glycerol

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glyceride Scientific  

/ glĭs′ə-rīd′ /

1. Any of various esters formed when glycerol reacts with a fatty acid. The fatty acids can react with one, two, or all three of the hydroxyl groups of the glycerol, resulting in mono-, di-, and triglycerides, respectively. Triglycerides are the main components of plant and animal oils and fats.

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Etymology

Origin of glyceride

First recorded in 1860–65; glycer(in) + -ide

Example Sentences

The therapy is a diglyceride formulation -- two omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, bound to a glyceride molecule -- which enhances their ability to emulsify into tiny, concentrated particles.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

By this method, sulpho-compounds of the glyceride are first formed, which readily emulsify with water, and, on treatment with steam, liberate fatty acids, the glycerol remaining partly in the form of glycero-sulphuric acid.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

This is a convenient, though slower and more dangerous method, of producing the hydrolysis of the glyceride, as well as the simplest in that fatty acids and glycerine in a water solution are obtained.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

In the equations presented above, a single glyceride has been used as the example in each case.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Some oils, indeed, do consist of olein, almond oil being a type, others contain a glyceride of an acid which is distinguished from oleic acid by containing one molecule less hydrogen, called linoleic acid.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg