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Definition of Acylglycerol
1. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Glyceride
Generic synonyms: Animal Oil, Glyceryl Ester
Group relationships: Fat
Specialized synonyms: Triglyceride
Generic synonyms: Animal Oil, Glyceryl Ester
Group relationships: Fat
Specialized synonyms: Triglyceride
Definition of Acylglycerol
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any ester of glycerol; glyceride ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acylglycerol
Literary usage of Acylglycerol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tissue Culture: Plants : A Bibliography, January 1991-April 1993. by Henry Gilbert (1994)
"... that induction of genes involved in the expression of fatty acid modification
and tri- acylglycerol assembly is possible in plant cell cultures. ..."
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