n.
Pronunciation: ' n ā - ˌ päm, - ˌ pälm also ' na- also n ə - ' pä(l)m
Function: noun
Etymology: na phthene + palm itate
Date: 1942
1 : a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline (as for incendiary bombs)
2 : fuel jelled with napalm