palmitin

American  

[pal-mi-tin, pahl-, pah-mi-] / ˈpæl mɪ tɪn, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ mɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 1 H 9 8 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.

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palmitin British  

/ ˈpælmɪtɪn /

noun

1. Also called: tripalmitin.  the colourless glyceride of palmitic acid, occurring in many natural oils and fats. Formula: (C 15 H 31 COO) 3 C 3 H 5

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Etymology

Origin of palmitin

From the French word palmitine, dating back to 1855–60. See palm ², -ite ¹, -in ²

Example Sentences

It consists chiefly of stearin, palmitin and olein.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

Palmitin.—This fat occurs in many plants, but as it makes up the great bulk of palm oil, it has been termed palmitin.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

The commonest of these are stearin, a waxy solid, palmitin, a softer solid, and olein, an oil.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Vrij has extracted from the seeds a 33% oil of a bright yellow color, composed, according to Oudermans, of 84 parts olein to 16 of palmitin and stearin.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

As found in food materials, it is a mechanical mixture of various fats, among which are stearin, palmitin, and olein.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry