Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

monoglyceride

American  
[mon-uh-glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id] / ˌmɒn əˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.

Etymology

Origin of monoglyceride

First recorded in 1855–60; mono- + glyceride

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Pancreatic lipase breaks down each triglyceride into two free fatty acids and a monoglyceride.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training