Hypertext Webster Gateway: "triglyceride"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Triglyceride \Tri*glyc"er*ide\, n. [Pref. tri- + glyceride.]
(Chem.)
A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms
in glycerin by acid radicals.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
triglyceride
n : 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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