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palmitic

/pælmˈɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
palmitic
IPA
/pælmˈɪtɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid.

Etymology

From French palmite + -ic.

Derived Forms

palmitate palmitoleic palmitone

Phrases

palmitoleic acid

Frequently Paired Words

palm

Rhymes With

critic semitic analytic parasitic catalytic psychoanalytic dendritic electrolytic paralytic arthritic hemolytic granitic

Questions

How do you pronounce palmitic?
The recorded pronunciation is /pælmˈɪtɪk/.
What does palmitic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid.
Where does palmitic come from?
From French palmite + -ic.

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