palmitin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of palmitin
From the French word palmitine, dating back to 1855–60. See palm 2, -ite 1, -in 2
Example Sentences
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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.
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
Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and palmitin.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O by Project Gutenberg
When tallow is saponified there is formed, from the palmitin, stearin, and olein contained, with the cauticizing agent—in this case, lime—a soap.
From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
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