noun
- salts or esters of palmitic acid, commonly used in soaps, cosmetics, and food products
Usage: chemistry; plural form
Examples
- Sodium palmitates are key ingredients in many commercial soaps.
- The cosmetic cream contains various palmitates as emulsifiers.
- Food manufacturers often use palmitates as stabilizers in processed foods.
- The laboratory analyzed the palmitates present in the sample.
- These palmitates help create the smooth texture in the lotion.