Definition of Tripalmitin

1. Noun. A triglyceride of palmitic acid.

Exact synonyms: Glycerol Tripalmitate
Generic synonyms: Glyceryl Ester

Definition of Tripalmitin

1. n. See Palmitin.

Definition of Tripalmitin

1. Noun. (organic compound) The triglyceride of palmitic acid ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Tripalmitin

1. See Palmitin. Origin: Pref. Tri- + palmitin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tripalmitin

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trip to the woodshed
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tripacks
tripalmitate
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tripalmitin (current term)
tripang
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triparanol
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tripartisanship
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tripaschal

Literary usage of Tripalmitin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1921)
"Melting Points of Mixtures of Tristearin and Triolein Melting Points of Mixtures of tripalmitin and Triolein MELTING POINTS OF MIXTURES OF ..."

2. The Soap Maker's Handbook of Materials, Processes and Receipts for Every by Carl Deite, Alwin Engelhardt, F. Wiltner (1912)
"By far the most important glycerides are tri- stearin, tripalmitin and triolein. ... It is the preponderating constituent of the tallows. tripalmitin ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"... one atom of glycerin, and the elimination of three atoms of water, tripalmitin. Or by heating glycerin and stearic acid to 392° F. for thirty-six hours, ..."

4. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1873)
"tripalmitin thus obtained melts at 46°C. (115° F.). Natural palmitin, obtained from palm-oil and other fats, has the composition of tripalmitin, ..."

5. Fownes Manual of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical: A New American from by George Fownes (1885)
"Palmitic Acid, C^H^O,, occurs as a glyceride (tripalmitin) in many natural fats, often associated with stearin. Palm-oil, the produce of Ji/'it* ..."

6. Text-book of Physiological Chemistry in Thirty Lectures by Emil Abderhalden (1908)
"COOH. These fatty acids combine with the triatomic alcohol, glycerol, (commonly called glycerin) splitting off water. We speak of tripalmitin, tris- tearin, ..."

7. The Chemistry of Petroleum and Its Substitutes: A Practical Handbook by Charles Kenneth Tinkler, Frederick Challenger (1915)
"Thus the saponification of tripalmitin, by means of potassium hydroxide, is represented ... 806 grams of tripalmitin require 3 X 56 = 168 grams of potassium ..."

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