: an ester formed from glycerol by reacting two of its hydroxyl groups with fatty acids
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIn my jar from the SunButter brand, mono- and diglycerides are also on the list. Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2019 Without mono- and diglycerides, the sauce was chalky and gray. Heather Haddon, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
diglyceride
noun
di·glyc·er·ide dī-ˈglis-ə-ˌrīd
: an ester of glycerol that contains two ester groups and involves one or two acids