triglyceride

Questions

How do you pronounce triglyceride?

The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈɡlɪsəɹaɪd/.

What does triglyceride mean?

A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats

Where does triglyceride come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine English -ide English glyceride English triglyceride From tri- + glyceride.

How to pronounce triglyceride

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