A lipid (fat) molecule made of glycerol with two fatty acid chains attached, instead of three.
From 'di-' (two), 'glycerol' (a three-carbon alcohol), and '-ide' (a chemical suffix). Biochemists named this compound in the late 1800s as they studied fat metabolism.
Diglycerides are actually cell-signaling molecules—your cells use them to send urgent messages, making them tiny chemical telegrams inside your body!
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