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nounglyceride 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 bodytype of:
Definition that contains triglyceride
- fat a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- lipitor an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
- lopid medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
- atorvastatin an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
- glycerol tripalmitate a triglyceride of palmitic acid
- tributyrin a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin
- vldl large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL
- chylomicron a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood
- glycerol tristearate a triglyceride of stearic acid
- tristearin a triglyceride of stearic acid