palmityl

[Eng. palm it ( ic ); -yl. ] Chem.: C16H31O. The hypothetical radical of palmitic acid and its derivatives. pal-mỹ ( l silent), a. [Eng. palm ; -y .] 1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms. "The neighboring land whose palmy shore The silver Jordan laves." Thomson: Liberty, ii. 83. IMG:content-0582.png:[blocks in formation] Păl-myr-a (yr as ïr), s. & a . Lat., from Gr. palpitant A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to Palmyra or its inhabitants. B. As subst.: A native or inhabitant of Palmyra. pa-10, s. [Bengalee.] An extract from the stem of Tinospora cord i folia . It is used in India as a diuretic. [GULUNCHA.] pa-lō-10, s. [See def.] Zool.: A genus of dorsibranchiate annelids, with a single species, Palolo virid is . "The natives of the Fiji group much relish a form allied to our Lysidice ninetta , and they predict its annual appearance in their seas by observing the phases of the moon. It is called Palolo by the Samoans and Tonguese, and Mbalolo by the Fijians. Occurring in vast numbers, formal presents of the esteemed food are sent by the fortunate chiefs considerable distances to those whose dominions are not visited by the annelids." -Encyc. Brit. (ed. 9th), ii. 71.