triglyceride

[ trahy-glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]

/ traɪˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd /

noun Biochemistry, Chemistry.

an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.

Compare glyceride.

Origin of triglyceride

First recorded in 1855–60; tri- + glyceride

Words nearby triglyceride

trigger plant, trigger point, trigger warning, trigger word, trigger zone, triglyceride, triglyph, trigo, trigon, trigonal, trigonal trisoctahedron

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British Dictionary definitions for triglyceride

triglyceride

/ (traɪˈɡlɪsəˌraɪd) /

noun

any ester of glycerol and one or more carboxylic acids, in which each glycerol molecule has combined with three carboxylic acid molecules. Most natural fats and oils are triglycerides

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Medical definitions for triglyceride

triglyceride

[ trī-glĭs′ə-rīd′ ]

n.

triacylglycerol

Scientific definitions for triglyceride

triglyceride

[ trī-glĭs′ə-rīd′ ]

Any of a class of organic compounds that are esters consisting of three fatty acids joined to glycerol. The fatty acids may be the same or may be different. Triglycerides are the chief lipids constituting fats and oils and function to store chemical energy in plants and animals.

单词	triglyceride
释义	triglyceride [ trahy-glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id ] / traɪˈglɪs əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd / noun Biochemistry, Chemistry. an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body. Compare glyceride. Origin of triglyceride First recorded in 1855–60; tri- + glyceride Words nearby triglyceride trigger plant, trigger point, trigger warning, trigger word, trigger zone, triglyceride, triglyph, trigo, trigon, trigonal, trigonal trisoctahedron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for triglyceride triglyceride / (traɪˈɡlɪsəˌraɪd) / noun any ester of glycerol and one or more carboxylic acids, in which each glycerol molecule has combined with three carboxylic acid molecules. Most natural fats and oils are triglycerides Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for triglyceride triglyceride [ trī-glĭs′ə-rīd′ ] n. triacylglycerol The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for triglyceride triglyceride [ trī-glĭs′ə-rīd′ ] Any of a class of organic compounds that are esters consisting of three fatty acids joined to glycerol. The fatty acids may be the same or may be different. Triglycerides are the chief lipids constituting fats and oils and function to store chemical energy in plants and animals. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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