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palmitin

[ pal-mi-tin, pahl-, pah-mi- ]

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.


palmitin

/ ˈpælmɪtɪn /

noun

  1. the colourless glyceride of palmitic acid, occurring in many natural oils and fats. Formula: (C 15 H 31 COO) 3 C 3 H 5 Also calledtripalmitin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of palmitin1

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

Origin of palmitin1

C19: from French palmitine, probably from palmite pith of the palm tree; see palm ²
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Example Sentences

The protein of the yolk is chiefly in the form of ovovitellin, while the fats occur as palmitin, olein, and stearin.

Butter fat consists principally of olein, palmitin, and stearin.

These are largely mixtures of the ethereal salts known respectively as olein, palmitin, and stearin.

Stearin and palmitin are hard fats, crystalline in structure, and with a high melting point, while olein is a liquid.

It contains about 60% of olein and 40% of palmitin and stearin.

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