Polarised light micrograph of palmitic acid, CH?(CH?)??COOH, extracted from cotton seed oil. Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid, is one of the most c

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Polarised light micrograph of palmitic acid, CH?(CH?)??COOH, extracted from cotton seed oil. Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid, is one of the most common saturated fatty acids. It was originally derived from palm oil.

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