ˈglisəˌrīd, -_rə̇d noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glycer- + -ide
: any of a large class of compounds that are esters of glycerol especially with fatty acids, that occur naturally as fats and fatty oils or are made synthetically, and that are classed as monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides according to the number of hydroxyl groups of glycerol esterified or as simple glycerides or mixed glycerides depending on whether one or more than one kind of acid radical is present
• glyc·er·id·ic |glisə|ridik adjective