GLYCERYL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glyceryl mean? 

• GLYCERYL (noun)
  The noun GLYCERYL has 1 sense:

1. a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals

  Familiarity information: GLYCERYL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCERYL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glyceryl" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

 Context examples 

A glyceryl guaiacolate with expectorant effects.

(Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)

The signal it induces is terminated in part by degradation of anandamide by anandamide hydrolase (FAAH). 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG) and 2-arachidonoyl glyceryl ether have also been shown to bind the cannabinoid receptors, and has been suggested to be important endocannabinoids.

(Anandamide Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)