tricaprylin

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English

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Etymology

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From tri- +‎ caprylic +‎ -in.

Noun

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tricaprylin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The triglyceride of caprylic acid
    • 2015 July 22, “Dietary Caprylic Acid (C8:0) Does Not Increase Plasma Acylated Ghrelin but Decreases Plasma Unacylated Ghrelin in the Rat”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      A two-way ANOVA (not repeated measures) was used to analyze the effect of the diet and the localization in the stomach (fundus or corpus) on the C8:0 availability, and the effect of the tricaprylin on the frequency distribution of adipocyte diameter.