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Answer for the clue "A triglyceride of palmitic acid ", 11 letters:
tripalmitin

Word definitions for tripalmitin in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a triglyceride of palmitic acid [syn: glycerol tripalmitate ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palmitin \Pal"mi*tin\, n. [So called because abundant in palm oil.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tripalmitin is a triglyceride derived from the fatty acid palmitic acid .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) The triglyceride of palmitic acid