Tricaprylin

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The triglyceride of caprylic acid uncountable

    "A two-way ANOVA (not repeated measures) was used to analyze the effect of the diet and the localization in the stomach (fundus or corpus) on the C8:0 availability, and the effect of the tricaprylin on the frequency distribution of adipocyte diameter."

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trioctanoin

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"A two-way ANOVA (not repeated measures) was used to analyze the effect of the diet and the localization in the stomach (fundus or corpus) on the C8:0 availability, and the effect of the tricaprylin on the frequency distribution of adipocyte diameter."

Etymology

From tri- + caprylic + -in. By surface analysis, tri- + capr- + -yl + -in.

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caprylic acid

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