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glyceryl ester

DEFINITIONS OF: glyceryl ester

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n an ester of glycerol

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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
tributyrin
a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin
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
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ester
formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
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