Etymology

glyceride

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Today it means: An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English glycerine ← French glycérine
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  2. Frenchglycérine
  3. Englishglycerine
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. English todayglyceride

From glycerine + -ide.

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