| NOUN | substance | glyceride, acylglycerol | an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils |
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| Meaning | An ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils. | |
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| Example | "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid" | |
| Synonym | acylglycerol | |
| Part of | fat | A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) |
| Narrower | triglyceride | glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues |
| Broader | animal oil | Any oil obtained from animal substances |
| glyceryl ester | An ester of glycerol | |
| Spanish | acilglicérido, acilglicerol, glicérido | |
| Catalan | glicèrid | |
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