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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Etymology

From tri- + glyceride.

Related phrases

medium-chain triglyceridefatty acid

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