Crossword clues for palmitin
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 butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl tripalmitate.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A solid crystallizable fat, found in animal and vegetable tissues, that is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl.
WordNet
n. an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
Usage examples of "palmitin".
It also contains palmitin, stearin and myristin, with glyceride of linoleic acid.