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palmitostearate

palmitostearate noun: any salt or ester of palmitostearic acid.

Noun

palmitostearate (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Any salt or ester of palmitostearic acid.
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Origin of palmitostearate

From palmitostearic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about palmitostearate

What does palmitostearate mean?
Palmitostearate means any salt or ester of palmitostearic acid.
What part of speech is palmitostearate?
Palmitostearate is a noun.

Words near palmitostearate in the dictionary

  1. palmitoleoyl
  2. palmitome
  3. palmitomes
  4. palmitone
  5. palmitos
  6. palmitostearate
  7. palmitotransferase
  8. palmitotransferases
  9. palmitoyl
  10. palmitoylatable
  11. palmitoylate

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