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Definition of 'Triglyceride'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) triglyceride
an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, forming much of the fats and oils stored in animal and vegetable tissues.

Etymology: (1855–60)

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1. (noun) triglyceride
glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Triglyceride
a glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals

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