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    GLYCERIDE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oilsplay

    Example:

    fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid

    Synonyms:

    acylglycerol; glyceride

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("glyceride" is a kind of...):

    animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)

    glyceryl ester (an ester of glycerol)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glyceride"):

    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)

    Holonyms ("glyceride" is a part of...):

    fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

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