English Explanatory Dictionary

triglycerol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

triglycerol

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri-der. English tri- Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycerol English triglycerol From tri- + glycerol.

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