棕榈酸

棕櫚酸
zōnglǘsuān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 palmitic acid (C16:0)
  2. 2 a saturated fatty acid abundant in palm oil

Examples

Zōnglǘyóu lǐ hán dàliàng zōnglǘsuān.
Palm oil contains a lot of palmitic acid.
Zōnglǘsuān shì zuì chángjiàn de bǎohé zhīfángsuān zhī yī.
Palmitic acid is one of the most common saturated fatty acids.

Tips

usage
The name mirrors the English: 棕榈 'palm tree' + 'acid' = palmitic acid, so named because it was first isolated from palm oil. Also called . Appears on soap, cosmetic and food labels as both a functional ingredient and a lipid component.

Stroke Order

zōng
suān