PALMITIN
palmitin
(noun) an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
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Noun
palmitin (plural palmitins)
(organic compound) A glyceride of palmitic acid
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"mi*tin, n. Etym: [So called because abundant in palm oil.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in
vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of
animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive
oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three
molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl,
and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl
tripalmitate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition