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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Pref.

tri-

glyceride

(Chem.)

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

See also: triglyceride and triglycéride

Triglyceride n

See also: Triglyceride and triglycéride

triglyceride ‎(plural triglycerides)

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

lipid, ester of glycerol and three fatty acids

Catalan: triglicèrid m
Chinese:

Cantonese: 甘油三酸酯 ‎(gam¹ jau⁴ saam¹ syun¹ zi²), 三酰甘油 ‎(saam¹ sin¹ gam¹ jau⁴), 甘油三酯 ‎(gam¹ jau⁴ saam¹ zi²), 三酸甘油酯 ‎(saam¹ syun¹ gam¹ jau⁴ zi²)

Mandarin: 甘油三酸酯 ‎(gānyóusānsuānzhǐ), 三酰甘油 ‎(sānxiāngānyóu), 甘油三酯 (zh) ‎(gānyóusānzhǐ), 三酸甘油酯 (zh) ‎(sānsuāngānyóuzhǐ)