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What is the noun for glyceride?

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glycerol

(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“We observed that in glycerol the heating effect increased when the bead was trapped further away from the cover glass.”

“The acetins are derivatives of glycerol that are prepared by heating glycerol with acetic acid.”

“The iron-oxidizing heterotroph designated SCL2 was cultivated in glycerol salts medium containing 50 mM FeSO4.”

glycerophosphoglycerol

(organic chemistry) The glycerol ester of glycerophosphoric acid
(by extension) Its fatty acid derivatives - the phosphatidylglycerols

glyceryl

(organic chemistry) Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups
Examples:

“Special fats which incorporate an emulsifier, usually glyceryl monostearate, are available to the commercial baker.”

“Thus, organic nitrates such as glyceryl trinitrate may be viewed as prodrugs of endogenous nitric oxide.”

“The drug glyceryl trinitrate is highly effective in controlling the pain of angina.”

glycerolysis

(organic chemistry) Any reaction of an ester with glycerol, but especially the reaction of triglycerides with glycerol to form monoglycerides and diglycerides

glyceroneogenesis

(biochemistry) de novo synthesis of glyceride-glycerol from precursors other than glycerol or glucose

glycerophosphorylcholine

(organic chemistry) The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin

glyceride

(organic chemistry) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.
Examples:

“Along with proteins and carbohydrates, the glyceride oils and fats constitute the three main classes of food.”

“After World War I, organic chemists gained extensive knowledge first of fatty-acid compositions and then of glyceride compositions.”

“One or two or three glyceride moieties may be attached to phosphorus.”

glycerite

(medicine) A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerine.
Examples:

“For this purpose the glycerite of tannin and laudanum in equal parts is good.”

“The compound gall ointment or the glycerite of tannin will be found to act successfully in some cases.”

“McTeague sprayed the tooth with glycerite of tannin, but without effect.”

glyceraldehyde

(organic chemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol
Examples:

“Human glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase was amplified as a control for the polymerase chain reaction.”

“Gene expression was normalized to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, a housekeeping gene.”

“The glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase mediates nuclear cell death.”

glyceroacylphospholipid

(organic chemistry) Any glycerophospholipid that has at least one acyl ester linkage

glyceroglycolipid

(organic chemistry) Any glycolipid formed from a glycerophospholipid

glycerine

(organic chemistry) The common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422.
Examples:

“It is glycerine rather than glucose which gives a wine that kind of smoothness which might almost be called unctuosity.”

“Many pastilles contain demulcents for example glycerine or honey, which can safely be taken by most people to stop their throat from feeling dry.”

“The transesterification reaction breaks the link between the fatty acid and glycerine, using base catalysis and an alcohol.”

glycerosphingolipid