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Triglyceride vs Trimyristin - What's the difference?

triglyceride | trimyristin |

As nouns the difference between triglyceride and trimyristin

is that triglyceride is a lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats while trimyristin is an ester with the chemical formula C45H86O6, a saturated fat which is the triglyceride of myristic acid, found naturally in many vegetable fats and oils.

triglyceride

English

(wikipedia triglyceride)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats.

    • See also

    * diglyceride * monoglyceride

    trimyristin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia trimyristin)
  • (organic compound) An ester with the chemical formula C45H86O6, a saturated fat which is the triglyceride of myristic acid, found naturally in many vegetable fats and oils.