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Sign in to savethumb|Glycerol thumb|Triacetin, the simplest possible fat (triglyceride) after [[triformin]] Glycerides, also known as acylglycerols, are esters formed from glycerol and fatty acids, and are generally very hydrophobic.
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thumb|Glycerol thumb|Triacetin, the simplest possible fat (triglyceride) after [[triformin]] Glycerides, also known as acylglycerols, are esters formed from glycerol and fatty acids, and are generally very hydrophobic.
Glycerol has three hydroxyl functional groups, which can be esterified with one, two, or three fatty acids to form mono-, di-, and triglycerides. These structures vary in their fatty acid alkyl groups as they can contain different carbon numbers, different degrees of unsaturation, and different configurations and positions of olefins.