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tricaprylin

tricaprylin noun: the triglyceride of caprylic acid.

Noun

tricaprylin (uncountable)

  1. The triglyceride of caprylic acid
    • A two-way ANOVA (not repeated measures) was used to analyze the effect of the diet and the localization in the stomach (fundus or corpus) on the C8:0 availability, and the effect of the tricaprylin on the frequency distribution of adipocyte diameter.2015 July 22, “Dietary Caprylic Acid (C8:0) Does Not Increase Plasma Acylated Ghrelin but Decreases Plasma Unacylated Ghrelin in the Rat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tricaprylin

From tri- + caprylic + -in. By surface analysis, tri- + capr- + -yl + -in.

Questions about tricaprylin

What does tricaprylin mean?
Tricaprylin means the triglyceride of caprylic acid.
What part of speech is tricaprylin?
Tricaprylin is a noun.

Words near tricaprylin in the dictionary

  1. tricams
  2. tricane
  3. tricapped
  4. tricaprin
  5. tricaproin
  6. tricaprylin
  7. tricapsular
  8. tricar
  9. tricarballylate
  10. tricarballylates
  11. tricarballylic acid

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