palmitic acid

English

Skeletal formula for palmitic acid, ${\ce {CH3(CH2)14COOH}}$.

Etymology

From being an acid discovered in saponified palm oils. From French palmite (“pith of the palm tree”) + -ic. From Latin palma (“palm tree”).

Noun

palmitic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

Synonyms

• hexadecanoic acid

Translations

saturated fatty acid

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 棕櫚酸／棕榈酸 (zung¹ leoi⁴ syun¹)

  Mandarin: 棕櫚酸／棕榈酸 (zh) (zōnglǘsuān)

• Czech: kyselina palmitová f
• Finnish: palmitiinihappo
• French: acide palmitique (fr) m
• Hungarian: palmitinsav (hu)
• Japanese: パルミチン酸 (パルミチンさん, parumichin-san)
• Korean: 팔미트산 (palmiteusan)
• Romanian: acid palmitic (ro) m
• Russian: пальмити́новая кислота́ f (palʹmitínovaja kislotá), гексадека́новая кислота́ f (geksadekánovaja kislotá)