TRIGLYCERIDE

triglyceride

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

triglyceride (plural triglycerides)

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

Source: Wiktionary

Tri*glyc"er*ide, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + glyceride.] (Chem.)

Definition: A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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