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palmitic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palmitic \Pal*mit"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to or obtained from palmitin or palm oil; as palmitic acid, a white crystalline body belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62[deg] C.