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medium-chain triglycerides

medium-chain triglycerides is the plural of medium-chain triglyceride.

Meaning of medium-chain triglyceride

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

Questions about medium-chain triglycerides

What is medium-chain triglycerides the plural of?
Medium-chain triglycerides is the plural of medium-chain triglyceride.

Words near medium-chain triglycerides in the dictionary

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

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