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A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.

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  1. n. A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.
  2. n. glyceride 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 body
  3. A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.
  4. A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atomsin glycerin by acid radicals.
  5. n:100 n. glyceride 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 body