| NOUN | substance | triglyceride | glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues |
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| Sounds | trayglih'seray.d | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | 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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| Broader | glyceride, acylglycerol | 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 | |
| Substance of | fat | A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) |
| Spanish | triglicérido | |
| Catalan | triglicèrid | |
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