(n) an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils, Syn. acylglycerol, Example:fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid
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n. [ Acid + -yl. ] (Org. Chem.) An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl. An acyl radical can be depicted as R-CO-, where -CO- is the carbonyl group, and R is the group that characterizes the acyl moiety. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]