palmistry, palmestrie

[Eng. palm; -ist, -ry.] 1. The art or practice of telling fortunes by inspection of the lines and marks on the palm of the hand; the art of judging the character by the shape, ., of the hand. *2. Manual skill or dexterity. păl-mit-a-mide, subst. [Eng. palm it ( ic ), and IMG:content-0580.png:[blocks in formation] Chem.: The neutral salt, C76H31 KO2, is formed by melting palmitic acid, with carbonate of potash, and exhausting with alcohol. It crystallizes in white, pearly scales, soluble in a small quantity of water, and in alcohol; insoluble in ether. The acid salt, C32H63KO4, is thrown down, on adding a large exce of cold water to a solution of the neutral salt.