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diglyceride

/daɪˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
diglyc-eride
IPA
/daɪˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a lipid, an ester of glycerol and two fatty acids (the same or different, in the 1,2 or 1,3 positions)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English glyceride English diglyceride From di- + glyceride.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/

Inflected Forms

diglycerides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monoglyceride triglyceride

Questions

How do you pronounce diglyceride?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/.
What does diglyceride mean?
a lipid, an ester of glycerol and two fatty acids (the same or different, in the 1,2 or 1,3 positions)
Where does diglyceride come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English glyceride English diglyceride From di- + glyceride.

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