triglyceride

/traɪˌglɪsəˈraɪd/

/traɪˈglɪsəraɪd/

Other forms: triglycerides

Definitions of triglyceride

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
   type of:

   acylglycerol, glyceride

   an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils

   lipid, lipide, lipoid

   an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)