Biologically Active Substance
triglyceride
tri·glyc·er·ide [ trahy-glis-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]
Subclass of:
Glycerides
Definitions related to triglycerides:
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Compound consisting of three moleules of fatty acid esterified to glycerol; a neutral fat synthesized from carbohydrates for storage in animal adipose cells.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Lipid composed of three fatty acids bonded to glycerol (Wardlaw, et al.).CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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The primary type of fat in the body and in the diet, formed from three fatty-acid molecules and one glycerol molecule. This fat can raise the risk for heart disease when elevated.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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An ester formed from GLYCEROL and three fatty acid groups.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Fats composed of three fatty acid chains linked to a glycerol molecule.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Triglycerides are a type of fat. They are the most common type of fat in your body. They come from foods, especially butter, oils, and other fats you eat. Triglycerides also come from extra calories. These are the calories that you eat, but your body does not need right away. Your body changes these extra calories into triglycerides and stores them in fat cells. When your body needs energy, it releases the triglycerides. Your VLDL cholesterol particles carry the triglycerides to your tissues. Having a high level of triglycerides can raise your risk of heart diseases, such as coronary artery disease. Factors that can raise your triglyceride level include Regularly eating more calories than you burn off, especially if you eat a lot of sugar; Being overweight or having obesity; Cigarette smoking; Excessive alcohol use; Certain medicines; Some genetic disorders; Thyroid diseases; Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes; Liver or kidney diseases. There is a blood test that measures your triglycerides, along with your cholesterol. Triglyceride levels are measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Triglyceride, any one of an important group of naturally occurring lipids (fat-soluble components of living cells). Triglycerides are esters in which three molecules of one or more different fatty acids are linked to the alcohol glycerol; they are named according to the fatty acid components;...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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