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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils;
- Example: "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
[syn: glyceride, acylglycerol]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glyceride \Glyc"er*ide\, n. [See Glycerin.] (Chem.)
   A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides
   exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced
   artificially. Glycerin