Etymology

diglyceride

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Today it means: a lipid, an ester of glycerol and two fatty acids (the same or different, in the 1,2 or 1,3 positions) Full definition →

English glyceride ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishglyceride
  8. English todaydiglyceride

From di- + glyceride.

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