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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALMITIC

Pal *mit "ic, a. (Physiol. Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid, a white crystalline body belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62º C.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

palmitic acid

pal mit ic ac id |pä (l )ˈmitik pɑlˌmɪdɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun Chemistry a solid saturated fatty acid obtained from palm oil and other vegetable and animal fats. [Chem. formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 14 COOH. ] DERIVATIVES pal mi tate |ˈpä (l )miˌtāt |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: palmitic from French palmitique, from palme (see palm 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

palmitic acid

palmitic acid |palˈmɪtɪk | ▶noun Chemistry a solid saturated fatty acid obtained from palm oil and other vegetable and animal fats. ●Chem. formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 14 COOH. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: palmitic from French palmitique, from palme (see palm 1 ).