Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medium-chain triglyceride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: medi-um-chain triglyc-eride
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.

Example Sentences

"However, it [coconut oil] differs from fats such as butter because it contains a lot of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT)."

Inflected Forms

medium-chain triglycerides (plural) medium chain triglyceride (alternative)

Questions

What does medium-chain triglyceride mean?: Any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.

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