"medium-chain triglyceride" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medium-chain triglycerides [plural], medium chain triglyceride [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=medium-chain triglyceride}} medium-chain triglyceride (plural medium-chain triglycerides)
  1. (chemistry) Any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-medium-chain_triglyceride-en-noun-7u2ZpUOA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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