glyceryl

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glyceryl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glyceryl \Glyc"er*yl\, n. [Glycerin + -yl.] (Chem.)
     A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical
     of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also
     propenyl.
     [1913 Webster]

glyceryl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  glyceryl
      n 1: a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the
           three hydroxyl radicals