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Noun: glyceride  'gli-su,rId
  1. An ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
    "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid";
    - acylglycerol

Derived forms: glycerides

Type of: animal oil, glyceryl ester

Part of: fat

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