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Glyceric

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• Glyceric-acid

  noun 1. a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol. noun 1. a viscous liquid carboxylic acid produced by the oxidation of glycerol; 2,3-dihydroxypropanoic acid. Formula: C3H6O4 glyceric acid gly·cer·ic acid (glĭ-sěr’ĭk) n. A colorless syrupy acid obtained from oxidation of glycerol.

• Glyceric aciduria

  glyceric aciduria n. A metabolic disorder caused by an enzyme deficiency, resulting in the excretion of glyceric and oxalic acids in the urine and ultimately leading to oxalosis.

• Glyceridase

  glyceridase glyc·er·i·dase (glĭs’ər-ĭ-dās’, -dāz’) n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of glycerides.

• Glyceride

  [glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id] /ˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd/ noun, Chemistry, Biochemistry. 1. 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. /ˈɡlɪsəˌraɪd/ noun 1. any fatty-acid ester of glycerol n. compound of glycerol and organic acids; see […]

• Glycerin

  [glis-er-in] /ˈglɪs ər ɪn/ noun, Chemistry. 1. . n. also glycerine, thick, colorless syrup, 1838, from French glycérine, coined by French chemist Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), from Greek glykeros “sweet” (see glucose) + chemical ending -ine (2). So called for its sweet taste. Still in popular use, but in chemistry the substance now is known as […]

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