Glycerol
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Glycerol: An organic alcohol composed of a three-carbon chain which can serve as the backbone for a triglyceride. When free, glycerol has a hydroxyl group attached to each carbon and when part of a triglyceride, each carbon is attached through an oxygen bridge to a fatty acid.
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Last updated 04 Dec 2011 20:25
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