triglyceride

IPA: traɪgɫˈɪsɝaɪd

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

Examples of "triglyceride" in Sentences

Fat is stored as a triglyceride, which is three fatty acids hooked on to a glycerol molecule.
A fat molecule is a triglyceride, which is formed from one molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids.
MCT (medium-chain triglyceride) oil may be recommended to add extra calories to the diet and help your child grow.
Furthermore, the liver converts fructose far more readily to a fat called triglyceride, than it does with glucose.
When there is a lot of carbohydrate, fat turns into triglyceride, which is bad for your heart, and that's a bad thing.
Lowering cholesterol and a type of fat, or lipid, called triglyceride are thought to lead to decreased cardiac events, though TriLipix hasn't been shown to prevent heart disease or heart attacks, according to Abbott.
Slide 26: Fatty Acids Animal fats and vegetable oils are both triesters of x glycerol, hence the name triglyceride • hydrolysis of a triglyceride in aqueous base followed by acidification gives glycerol and three fatty acids O RCOOH CH2 OH O CH2 OCR 1.