medium-chain triglyceride

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medium-chain triglyceride

noun medium-chain triglycerides · medium chain triglyceride

Any 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).

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@misc{medium_chain_triglyceride_2026,
  title = {medium-chain triglyceride},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medium-chain%20triglyceride},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}