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palmitin Chem.|ˈpælmɪtɪn|
[a. F. palmitine (Frémy 1840), f. as prec. + -ine, -in1.]
A natural fat contained in palm-oil and many other animal and vegetable fats, obtained as a white solid, the tripalmitate of glyceryl, C3H5(C16H31O2)3. In pl. applied to the palmitates of glyceryl or glycerides of palmitic acid in general; the above being distinctively called tripalmitin.
1857Miller Elem. Chem. III. 368 Palmitin..is contained abundantly in palm oil, from which it has received its name. 1866Odling Anim. Chem. 42 Palmitin is an important constituent of palm oil or butter, and also exists in human and other soft fats to a considerable extent. 1866–77Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 335 Palmitates of Glyceryl or Palmitins. Monopalmitin,..Dipalmitin,..Tripalmitin. 1877― Fownes' Chem. II. 299 By cautious pressure it [palm-oil] may be separated into fluid olein and solid palmitin. |