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Monoglyceride vs Monoolein - What's the difference?

monoglyceride | monoolein |

As nouns the difference between monoglyceride and monoolein

is that monoglyceride is a lipid, an ester of glycerol and one fatty acid (in the 1- or 2- positions while monoolein is any monoglyceride of oleic acid.

monoglyceride

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) a lipid, an ester of glycerol and one fatty acid (in the 1- or 2- positions)

    • See also

    * diglyceride * triglyceride

    monoolein

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any monoglyceride of oleic acid

    • Related terms

    *olein