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Palmitic Acid

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hexadecanoic acid
plural
Palmitic Acids
possessive
Palmitic Acid's
pluralpossessive
Palmitic Acids'