[ pal'mɪtɪk ]
■ noun Chemistry a solid saturated fatty acid obtained from palm oil and other vegetable and animal fats.
Origin
C19: from Fr. palmitique , from palme (see palm 1 ).
PALMITIC ACID
Meaning of PALMITIC ACID in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004