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palmitin
[ pal-mi-tin, pahl-, pah-mi- ]
noun
- 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
- 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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of palmitin1
Example Sentences
The commonest of these are stearin, a waxy solid, palmitin, a softer solid, and olein, an oil.
It consists chiefly of stearin, palmitin and olein.
Lard and butter are higher in olein and palmitin and are consequently semi-solid, while suet and tallow, consisting chiefly of stearin, are much harder than the other food fats.
Cod-liver oil contains palmitin, stearin and other more complex glycerides; the “stearine” mentioned above, however, contains very little palmitin and stearin.
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.
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