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palmityl alcohol

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ce·tyl al·co·hol

(sē'tăl al'kŏ-hol),

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" (oil in water emulsions) ointment bases.

Synonym(s): 1-hexadecanol, palmityl alcohol

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