TRIGLYCERIDE

Triglyceride

A triglyceride is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. Triglycerides are a blood lipid that help enable the bidirectional transference of adipose fat and blood glucose from the liver. There are many triglycerides: depending on the oil source, some are highly unsaturated, some less so.

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triglyceride

Noun

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


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