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palmitic acid definition

pal·mitic acid (pal mit′ik)

a colorless, crystalline fatty acid, CH(CH)COOH, found uncombined in palm oil and as the glyceryl ester in other vegetable and animal fats and oils

Etymology: Fr palmitique: see palm & -ite & -ic

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