triglyceride

n. compound produced from glycerol (Chemistry)

(more properly known as or triacylglyceride) is glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats.
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Triglyceride /tri·glyc·er·ide/ a compound consisting of three molecules of fatty acid esterified to glycerol; a neutral fat that is the usual [more]Triglyceride - Community and Resources

Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) lipid, lipide, lipoid
(substance-holonym) fat

n. triglyceride, compound produced from glycerol (Chemistry)