/glis"euh ruyd', -euhr id/ , n. Chem., Biochem.
any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue. Cf. monoglyceride, diglyceride, triglyceride .
[ 1860-65; GLYCER(IN) + -IDE ]