glyceride

/ˌglɪsəˈraɪd/

Other forms: glycerides

Definitions of glyceride

1. noun

   an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
   “fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid”

   synonyms: acylglycerol

   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