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palmitic

palmitic adjective: of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid.

Adjective

palmitic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid.

Origin of palmitic

From French palmite + -ic.

Words formed from palmitic

Phrases with palmitic

Questions about palmitic

What does palmitic mean?
Palmitic means of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid.
What part of speech is palmitic?
Palmitic is an adjective.

Words near palmitic in the dictionary

  1. palmite
  2. palmitelaidic acid
  3. Palmiter
  4. Palmiters
  5. palmites
  6. palmitic
  7. palmitic acid
  8. palmitin
  9. palmitine
  10. palmitins
  11. palmito

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