Definition of "non-esterified" [non-esterified]

• Occurring free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid. (adjective)

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• "Are there non-esterified fatty acids floating in the blood?"
• "First, looking at the difference between serum total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, Insulin, and non-esterified fatty acid levels after the two diets, we find that only two–total cholesterol levels and LDL levels–are different to a statistically significant degree."
• "Plasma samples for glucose, insulin, triglycerides and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) were taken for 360 min from a vein draining the abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue and from the radial artery."