palmin Chem.
(ˈpælmɪn)
[ad. F. palmine (Boudet 1832), f. L. palma (in Palma Christi) + -in.]
A fatty substance obtained on treating castor-oil with nitric peroxide. Now called ricinelaïdin.
| 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 431 Palmin is very soluble in alcohol and in ether. |