Triglyceride

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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