[ noun ] 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 <noun.substance>
Triglyceride \Tri*glyc"er*ide\, n. [Pref. tri- + glyceride.] (Chem.) A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.
Normally, the C-III gene produces a protein that wraps itself around globules of triglyceride fats in the early stages of the body's processing of fats.
When they switched to regular eggs for the last four weeks, their cholesterol levels increased 5 percent to 10 percent, their blood pressure rose to normal and their triglyceride levels rose significantly.