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palmitic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
palmitic acid
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

From being an acid discovered in saponified palm oils. From French palmite (“pith of the palm tree”) + -ic. From Latin palma (“palm tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

palmitate palmitin palmitoyl

Phrases

isopalmitic acid

Synonyms

hexadecanoic acid

Questions

What does palmitic acid mean?
One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.
Where does palmitic acid come from?
It is traced to French.

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