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triglycerol

triglycerol noun: the condensation product of three molecules of glycerol - 3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol.

Noun

triglycerol (uncountable)

  1. The condensation product of three molecules of glycerol - 3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol

Origin of triglycerol

From tri- + glycerol.

Questions about triglycerol

What does triglycerol mean?
Triglycerol means the condensation product of three molecules of glycerol - 3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol.
What part of speech is triglycerol?
Triglycerol is a noun.

Words near triglycerol in the dictionary

  1. triglyceridemia
  2. triglyceridemias
  3. triglyceridemic
  4. triglycerides
  5. triglycerids
  6. triglycerol
  7. triglycine
  8. triglycoside
  9. triglycosides
  10. triglycosylated
  11. triglyme

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