glyceride: Meaning and Definition of

glyc•er•ide

Pronunciation: (glis'u-rīd", -ur-id), [key]
— n. Chem., Biochem.
  1. any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue. Cf. monoglyceride, diglyceride, triglyceride.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
glyceric acid glycerin
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