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Definition: PALMIC

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Palmic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Palmic \Pal"mic\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression palmique.]. (references)

Definition: PALMIC

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "PALMIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Palmic \Pal"mic\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression palmique.]. (references)