(n.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.

animal oil cerate drying oil essential oil fat fatty oil fixed oil glycerin glycerin jelly glycerogel glycerogelatin glycerol glycerole grease hydrogenated fat lipid margarin mineral oil oil olein oleum palmitin polyunsaturated fat sebum stearin tallow triolein tripalmitin tristearin unsaturated fat vegetable oil volatile oil