palmitin

[ pal-mi-tin, pahl-, pah-mi- ]

/ ˈpæl mɪ tɪn, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ mɪ- /

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C51H98O6, prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.

Also called glyceryl tripalmitate, tripalmitin.

Origin of palmitin

From the French word palmitine, dating back to 1855–60. See palm², -ite¹, -in²

Palmitin exists in scales, which have a peculiar pearly appearance, and are greasy to the touch.

The Handbook of Soap Manufacture |W. H. Simmons
Prepared from palmitin (see next article), by saponification, as stearic acid is prepared from stearin.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
The protein of the yolk is chiefly in the form of ovovitellin, while the fats occur as palmitin, olein, and stearin.

Dietetics for Nurses |Fairfax T. Proudfit
It contains about 60% of olein and 40% of palmitin and stearin.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 |Various

A constituent formerly supposed to exist in solid fats, but now regarded as a mixture of stearin and palmitin.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

palmitin

/ (ˈpælmɪtɪn) /

the colourless glyceride of palmitic acid, occurring in many natural oils and fats. Formula: (C 15 H 31 COO) 3 C 3 H 5 Also called: tripalmitin

C19: from French palmitine, probably from palmite pith of the palm tree; see palm ²