pal|mit|ic acid

pal|mit|ic acid
pal|mit|ic acid «pal MIHT ihk»,
a white crystalline acid, solid at ordinary temperatures, contained as a glyceride in palm oil and in most solid fats. Formula: C16H32O2
[< French palmitique < Latin palma palm2, or < French palmite palm-tree pith]

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  • palmitic acid — A common saturated fatty acid occurring in palm oil and olive oil as well as many other fats and waxes; the end product of mammalian fatty acid synthase. SYN: hexadecanoic acid. * * * pal·mit·ic acid (.)pal .mit ik , (.)pä(l) n a waxy crystalline …   Medical dictionary

  • palmitic acid — pal•mit′ic ac′id [[t]pælˈmɪt ɪk, pɑl , pɑˈmɪt [/t]] n. chem. a white, crystalline, water insoluble solid, C16H32O2, used in the manufacture of soap • Etymology: 1855–60; < F palmitique. See palm II, ite I, ic …   From formal English to slang

  • palmitoleic acid — 9 Hexadecenoic acid; a monounsaturated 16 carbon acid; one of the common constituents of the triacylglycerols of human adipose tissue. SYN: zoomaric acid. * * * pal·mit·ole·ic acid .pal mət ō .lē ik , .päm ət n a crystalline unsaturated fatty… …   Medical dictionary

  • palmitic acid — [pal mit′ik] n. [Fr palmitique: see PALM1 & ITE1 & IC] a colorless, crystalline fatty acid, CH3 (CH2) 14COOH, found uncombined in palm oil and as the glyceryl ester in other vegetable and animal fats and oils …   English World dictionary

  • palmiticacid — pal·mit·ic acid (păl mĭtʹĭk, päl , pä mĭtʹ ) n. A fatty acid, C15H31COOH, occurring in many natural oils and fats and used in making soaps.   [French palmitique, from palmite, pith of the palm tree. See palmitin.] * * * …   Universalium

  • palmitic — /pal mit ik, pahl , pah mit /, adj. Chem. of or derived from palmitic acid. [1855 60; < F palmitique. See PALM2, ITE1, IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • palmitic — /pal mit ik, pahl , pah mit /, adj. Chem. of or derived from palmitic acid. [1855 60; < F palmitique. See PALM2, ITE1, IC] …   Useful english dictionary

  • C16H32O2 — Palmitic Pal*mit ic, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid ({C16H32O2}), a white crystalline substance belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palmitic — Pal*mit ic, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid ({C16H32O2}), a white crystalline substance belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schutzgruppe — Mit der Butyloxycarbonyl Gruppe an der Aminogruppe geschützte α Aminosäure Glycin. Die Boc Schutzgruppe ist blau markiert …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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