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glyceride

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acylglycerol

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal oil, glyceryl ester

Narrower terms: triglyceride

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-eh2 Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English glyceride From glycerine + -ide.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: glicèrid — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘油酯 (gānyóuzhǐ) — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Czech: glycerid — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Esperanto: glicerido — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • French: acylglycérol — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • French: glycéride — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Japanese: グリセリド (guriserido) — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Polish: gliceryd — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Russian: глицерид (glicerid) — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids
  • Spanish: acilglicérido — an ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acids