glyceryl ester

/ˌglɪsəˈrɪl ˌɛstər/

Other forms: glyceryl esters

Definitions of glyceryl ester

1. noun

   an ester of glycerol
   types:

   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

   type of:

   ester

   formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water