Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "glyceryl ester" wani sinadari ne wanda ke samuwa ta hanyar amsawa tsakanin glycerol da acid carboxylic. Ana kuma san shi da ester na glycerol, kuma ana samun shi a yawancin kitse da mai da ke faruwa a zahiri, da kuma a cikin samfuran roba kamar kayan shafawa, kayan shafawa, da filastik. Glyceryl esters suna da mahimmanci a cikin nazarin halittu, inda suke taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin ajiya da jigilar makamashi a cikin halittu masu rai. Wasu misalan glyceryl esters na yau da kullun sun haɗa da triglycerides, waɗanda sune manyan abubuwan kitse na dabbobi da kayan lambu, da monoglycerides, waɗanda ake amfani da su azaman emulsifiers a abinci da kayan kwalliya.