diglyceryl

D2I1G2L1Y4C3E1R1Y4L1

noun

Two glyceryl groups in a molecule

OriginEnglish glyceryl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundiglyceryl (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo glyceryl groups in a molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  8. Frenchglycérine
  9. Englishglycerine
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. Middle Englishalcofol
  16. Englishalcohol
  17. Englishglycerol
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishglyceryl
  21. Englishdiglyceryl

From di- + glyceryl.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

diglyceryl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diglyceryl

MLA

“diglyceryl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diglyceryl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diglyceryl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diglyceryl.

Source: diglyceryl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.