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

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

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

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 ...