The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palmitic
Palmitic \Pal*mit"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid ( C16H32O2), a white crystalline substance belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62[deg] C.
Wiktionary
palmitic
a. (context organic chemistry English) Of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid
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Usage examples of "palmitic".
It contains Palmitic and several other fatty acids, among which there is one - Ricinoleic acid - peculiar to itself.
The wax (Myrtle Wax) consists of glycerides of stearic, palmitic and myristic acids, and a small quantity of oleaic acid.