01 n. A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate.
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A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate.(Chem.) [Obsoles.]
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Webster, 1913
Palmate
· Pal·mate
· IPA /ˈpɑmeit/
02 a. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.
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Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.
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Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers.(Bot.)
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Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under Aves.(Zool.) See: Aves