Dictionary  tri•glyc•er•idePronunciation: (trī-glis'u-rīd", -ur-id), [key] —n., Biochem., Chem. an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body. Cf. glyceride. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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