acylglycerol
acylglycerol · acylglycerols
A collective term for mono-, di-, or triesters of glycerol with fatty acidsA collective term for mono-, di-, or triesters of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) with fatty acids.
Meaning
2 sensesA collective term for mono-, di-, or triesters of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) with fatty acids.
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
Any ester of glycerol; glyceride
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: acylglycerols| Singular | acylglycerol |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils:glyceride
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddiacylglycerol