/pal"mi tin, pahl"-, pah"mi-/ , n. Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap. Also called glyceryl tripalmitate, tripalmitin .
[ 1855-60; palmitine. See PALM 2 , -ITE 1 , -IN 2 ]