palmitate

[pal-mi-teyt, pahl-, pah-mi-]

pal·mi·tate

[pal-mi-teyt, pahl-, pah-mi-]
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of palmitic acid.

Origin:
1870–75; palmit(ic acid) + -ate2
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Palmitate is always a great word to know.
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a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics
a compound of high molecular weight made by adding many smaller molecules or by condensation smaller molecules with the elimination of water or alcohol
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palmitate (ˈpælmɪˌteɪt)
 
n
any salt or ester of palmitic acid

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palmitate   (pāl'mĭ-tāt', päl'-, pä'mĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
A salt or ester of palmitic acid, containing the group C16H31O2.
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