Etymology

palmityl

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Today it means: cetyl Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← English palmit(in)
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  1. Englishpalmit(in)
  2. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  3. English todaypalmityl

From palmit(in) + -yl.

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