Definitionn. glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues
Last update: October 18, 2015
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The conversion of the glycerides (triglycerides) into fatty acids and glycerin must be looked upon as a reaction which takes place in stages, one molecule of a triglyceride being converted first into diglyceride and one molecule of fatty acid, the diglyceride then being changed into monoglyceride, and a second molecule of fatty acid, and finally the monoglyceride being converted into one molecule of fatty acid and glycerin. [Please select]
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_--The decomposition of a triglyceride, brought about by caustic alkalies in the formation of soap, though generally represented by the equation already given (pp.) [Please select]
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_--This consists in converting the glycerol into its ester with acetic acid, the acetic triglyceride, or triacetin being formed. [Please select]
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