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palmitoleic acid

palmitoleic acid noun: an unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.

Noun

palmitoleic acid (uncountable)

  1. An unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.

Synonyms of palmitoleic acid

Origin of palmitoleic acid

Blend of palmitic + oleic + acid?

Words formed from palmitoleic acid

Questions about palmitoleic acid

What does palmitoleic acid mean?
Palmitoleic acid means an unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.
What part of speech is palmitoleic acid?
Palmitoleic acid is a noun.

Words near palmitoleic acid in the dictionary

  1. palmitoleamide
  2. palmitoleate
  3. palmitoleated
  4. palmitoleates
  5. palmitoleic
  6. palmitoleic acid
  7. palmitolein
  8. palmitoleoyl
  9. palmitome
  10. palmitomes
  11. palmitone

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