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triglyceride

trig·ly·ce·ride

UK/tɹaɪˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/ US/traɪˈɡlɪsɜrˌaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From tri- + glyceride.

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