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Definition 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.

Definition of Triglyceride

1. n. A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.

Definition of Triglyceride

1. Noun. (chemistry) A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats. ¹

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Definition of Triglyceride

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Medical Definition of Triglyceride

1. 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 elevated cholesterol) have been correlated with the development of atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of heart disease and stroke. In plants they tend to be esters of unsaturated fatty acids (vegetable oils). Present as a minor component of cell membrane. Important energy supply in heart muscle. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Triglyceride

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1921)
"... where M is the molecular weight of the diglyceride, and consequently M + 42 the molecular weight of the triglyceride obtained on assimilating the group ..."

2. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Therefore, it is not unexpected that decreased HDL cholesterol and increased triglyceride concentrations, elevated blood pressure levels, and albuminuria ..."

3. Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Henry Clapp Sherman (1921)
"It is evident from the chemical structure of glycerol that there can be only one simple triglyceride of any given fatty acid but that with two fatty acid ..."

4. Asphalts and Allied Substances: Their Occurrence, Modes of Production, Uses by Herbert Abraham (1920)
"triglyceride Water Glycerin Free Fatty Acid (fat or ... This decomposes the triglyceride into fatty acids and glycerin, but with water alone it is difficult ..."

5. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"NIH Consensus Development Panel on triglyceride, High-density ... Criqui MH, Heiss G, Cohn R. Plasma triglyceride level and mortality from coronary heart ..."

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