English Explanatory Dictionary

glyceryl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups

Word forms

glyceryl glyceryls

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycerol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glyceryl From glycerol + -yl.

Derived words

diglyceryl glyceryl trinitrate
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