Meanings
nounglyceride (plural glycerides)
plural glycerides
- chemistryAn ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
Similar
Broader
glyceryl esteranimal oil
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
- Frenchglycérine
- Englishglycerine
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishglyceride
Translations
Catalan glicèrid
- glicèridan ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Chinese Mandarin 甘油酯
- 甘油酯 (gānyóuzhǐ)an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Czech glycerid
- glyceridan ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Esperanto glicerido
- gliceridoan ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
French acylglycérol, glycéride
- acylglycérolan ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
- glycéridean ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Japanese グリセリド
- グリセリド (guriserido)an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Polish gliceryd
- glicerydan ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Russian глицерид
- глицерид (glicerid)an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Spanish acilglicérido
- acilglicéridoan ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
Cite this entry
APA
glyceride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyceride
MLA
“glyceride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyceride. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glyceride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyceride.
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