triglyceride (n)

n14885369

type n
lex_filenum 27
def glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues
def it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule
def an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
Outgoing links
Hypernym lipid, lipide, lipoid; glyceride, acylglycerol
Substance holonym fat
Incoming links
Substance meronym fat
Hyponym glyceride, acylglycerol; lipid, lipide, lipoid

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