glyceryl ester
Noun
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An ester of glycerol (synset 114911177)
is a type of: ester - organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of watersubtypes:
- butyrin - any of three glycerides of butyric acid
- acylglycerol, glyceride - an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
- glycerin jelly - a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens
- glycerite, glycerole - a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin
- glycerogel, glycerogelatin - a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin
- palmitin - an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
- stearin - an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
- glycerol trimargarate, margarin - a glyceryl ester of margaric acid
- olein, triolein - a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
- glycerol tripalmitate, tripalmitin - a triglyceride of palmitic acid
- glycerol tristearate, tristearin - a triglyceride of stearic acid
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