1. Noun
A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.
2. 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"
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