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glyceride

glyc·er·ide
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id]
    • /ˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id]
    • /ˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd/

Definitions of glyceride word

  • noun glyceride any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue. 1
  • noun glyceride A fatty acid ester of glycerol. 1
  • noun glyceride any fatty-acid ester of glycerol 0
  • noun glyceride an ester of glycerol 0
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Origin of glyceride

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; glycer(in) + -ide

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Parts of speech for Glyceride

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Glyceride

glyceride popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

glyceride usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with glyceride

  • what is a glyceride?

Related words

  • capric acid

    a crystalline fatty acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH, occurring as a glyceride in natural fats and oils, used in making artificial fruit flavors, perfumes, etc.

  • caprylic acid

    a fatty acid, (CH3)(CH2)6COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.

  • lauric acid

    a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 24 O 2 , a fatty acid occurring as the glyceride in many vegetable fats, especially coconut oil and laurel oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and lauryl alcohol.

  • linoleic acid

    an unsaturated fatty acid, C 18 H 32 O 2 , occurring as a glyceride in drying oils, as in linseed oil.

  • palmitic acid

    a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 3 2 O 2 , obtained by hydrolysis from palm oil and natural fats, in which it occurs as the glyceride, and from spermaceti: used in the manufacture of soap.

  • ricinolein

    the glyceride of ricinoleic acid, the chief constituent of castor oil.
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