triglycerol

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noun

The condensation product of three molecules of glycerol - 3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol

OriginEnglish glycerol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountriglycerol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe condensation product of three molecules of glycerol - 3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  7. Frenchglycérine
  8. Englishglycerine
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalcohol
  16. Englishglycerol
  17. Englishtriglycerol

From tri- + glycerol.

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APA

triglycerol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triglycerol

MLA

“triglycerol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triglycerol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triglycerol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triglycerol.

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