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

Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O by Project Gutenberg

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

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

Like these, it is made up chiefly of stearin, palmitin, and olein, but, in addition, it contains an abnormally large proportion of compounds of certain of the volatile fatty acids.

From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Douglas, Loudon

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