Look up: triglyceride

1. Triglyceride
   Three fatty acid molecules plus one glycerol molecule.
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2. triglyceride
   [n] - glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues
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3. triglyceride
   the storage form of fat in the body. High triglyceride levels may occur when diabetes is out of control.
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4. Triglyceride
   a triple ester formed from glycerine (propan 1,2,3,triol) and three fatty acids.
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5. Triglyceride
   the main form of fat in the blood; determining levels of triglyceride is useful in diagnosing and treating diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease
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6. triglyceride
   a triester of glycerol with one,two,or three acids. Category: Chemistry • a type of blood fat Category: Medicine
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7. Triglyceride
   The storage form of fat consisting of three free fatty acids and glycerol.
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8. triglyceride
   <biochemistry> Storage fats of animal adipose tissue where they are largely glycerol esters of saturated fatty acids. ... Also found in the bloodstream with normal blood levels between 10-150 milligrams per decilitre. Elevations of the triglyceride level (particularly in association with eleva...
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9. triglyceride
   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
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10. triglyceride
    (tri-glis´әr-īd) a compound consisting of three molecules of fatty acids bound with one molecule of glycerol; it is a neutral fat that is the usual storage form of lipids in animals. Elevated serum triglycerides are now considered as important as high cholesterol levels in the development of ischemic heart di...
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11. Triglyceride
    • (n.) A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.
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12. triglyceride
    any one of an important group of naturally occurring lipids (fat-soluble components of living cells). Triglycerides are esters in which three ... [15 related articles]
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13. Triglyceride
    A triglyceride (TG, triacylglycerol, TAG, or triacylglyceride) is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. There are many triglycerides, depending on the oil source, some are highly unsaturated, some less so. Saturated compounds are "saturated" with hydrogen - all available places wher...
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14. triglyceride
    Also known as triacyclgylcerol, an ester of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) in which all three hydroxyl groups are esterified with a fatty acid. Trigylcerides are the major constituent of fats and oils and provided a concentrated food energy store in living organisms as well as cooking fats and oils,...
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15. triglyceride
    triglyceride, esterformed from glycerol and one to three fatty acids. Fats and oils are triglycerides. In a simple triglyceride such as palmitin or stearin, all three fatty-acid groups are identical. In a mixed triglyceride, two or even three different fatty-acid groups are present; most fats and oi...
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16. Triglyceride
    Triglyceride is one of the major fatty substances in the blood. Each
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17. triglyceride
    Type: Term Pronunciation: trī-glis′ĕr-īd Synonyms: triacylglycerol
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18. triglyceride
    Chemical name for fat comprising three fatty acids reacted with a glycerol
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19. triglyceride
    A fat that serves as the body's major storage form of energy. High blood triglyceride levels are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
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