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PALMITIC ACID

\pɑːmˈɪtɪk ˈasɪd], \pɑːmˈɪtɪk ˈasɪd], \p_ɑː_m_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\

Definitions of PALMITIC ACID

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

acid, C16H32O2, found in palm oil and solid fats.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

C16H32O2, found in palm oil.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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