medium-chain triglyceride

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmedium-chain triglyceride (plural medium-chain triglycerides)

plural medium-chain triglycerides · alternative medium chain triglyceride

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

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

    2008, Lucy Atkins, The Guardian, G2, 15 Jan 2008, p. 18
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medium-chain triglyceride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium-chain%20triglyceride

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