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medium-chain triglyceride

medium-chain triglyceride noun: any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.

Noun

medium-chain triglyceride (plural medium-chain triglycerides)

  1. Any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.
    • However, it [coconut oil] differs from fats such as butter because it contains a lot of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT).2008, Lucy Atkins, The Guardian, G2, 15 Jan 2008, p. 18

Forms of medium-chain triglyceride

pluralmedium-chain triglycerides
alternative formmedium chain triglyceride

Questions about medium-chain triglyceride

What does medium-chain triglyceride mean?
Medium-chain triglyceride means any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.
What part of speech is medium-chain triglyceride?
Medium-chain triglyceride is a noun.
What is the plural of medium-chain triglyceride?
The plural of medium-chain triglyceride is medium-chain triglycerides.

Words near medium-chain triglyceride in the dictionary

  1. medium wave infrared
  2. medium waves
  3. medium well
  4. medium-brow
  5. medium-chain
  6. medium-chain triglyceride
  7. medium-chain triglycerides
  8. medium-quality
  9. medium-sized
  10. medium-speed
  11. medium-term

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