Definition of Glycerol tristearate

1. Noun. A triglyceride of stearic acid.

Exact synonyms: Tristearin
Generic synonyms: Glyceryl Ester

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycerol Tristearate

glyceroketone
glycerokinase
glycerol
glycerol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase
glycerol-3-phosphate - glucose phosphotransferase
glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase
glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
glycerol-3-phosphate o-acyltransferase
glycerol dehydratase
glycerol kinase
glycerol oxidase
glycerol phosphate
glycerol rhizotomy
glycerol trimargarate
glycerol tripalmitate
glycerol tristearate (current term)
glycerole
glycerolipid
glycerolipids
glycerolise
glycerolize
glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase
glycerolphospholipid
glycerolphospholipids
glycerols
glycerolysis
glycerone
glycerophosphate
glycerophosphate permease
glycerophosphate shuttle

Literary usage of Glycerol tristearate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of Biochemistry for Students of Medicine, Agriculture and Related by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1920)
"... at ordinary temperatures, while mutton-fat, which contains a high proportion of glycerol tristearate, is solid or semi-solid at ordinary temperatures. ..."

2. A Foundation Course in Chemistry for Students of Agriculture and Technology by J. W. Dodgson (1913)
"It is, in fact, glycerol tristearate — an ester. The reaction with caustic soda may therefore be represented thus : — - C2H6 + ..."

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