triglyceride Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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

WordNet


Tri*glyc"er*ide noun
Etymology
Pref. tri- + glyceride.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.

Webster 1913