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acylglycerol

DEFINITIONS OF: acylglycerol

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n an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils

Synonyms:
glyceride
Types:
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
Type of:
animal oil
any oil obtained from animal substances
glyceryl ester
an ester of glycerol
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