Meanings
nounpalmitostearate (plural not attested)
- no pluralAny salt or ester of palmitostearic acid.
Caprylocaproyl macrogol-8 glycerides (Labrasol®) and glyceryl palmitostearate (Precirol® ATO 5) were provided by Gattefossé (Montesquieu, France).
2015 July 10, Teng Guo et al., “Nanostructured lipid carriers for percutaneous administration of alkaloids isolated from Aconitum sinomontanum”, in Journal of Nanobiotechnology, volume 13, →DOI
Origin
From palmitostearic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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