Medical Definition of Palmityl alcohol

1. The 16-carbon alcohol corresponding to palmitic acid, so called because it is isolated from among the hydrolysis products of spermaceti; it is used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of "washable" ointment bases. Synonym: 1-hexadecanol, palmityl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palmityl Alcohol

palmitic acids
palmitin
palmitin
palmitins
palmitoleic acid
palmitolic
palmitone
palmitoyl-CoA dependent dehydrogenase
palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase
palmitoyl-L-asparaginase
palmitoyl-protein thioesterase
palmitoylation
palmitoylcarnitine
palmitoyl CoA oxidase
palmitoyl coenzyme a
palmityl alcohol (current term)
palmlike
palmodic
palmomental reflex
palmoplantar keratoderma
palmoscopy
palms
palmtop
palmtops
palmus
palmy
palmyra
palmyra
palmyras
palmyra palm

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