PALM KERNEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does palm kernel mean? 

• PALM KERNEL (noun)
  The noun PALM KERNEL has 1 sense:

1. seed of any oil palm

  Familiarity information: PALM KERNEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALM KERNEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seed of any oil palm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

palm kernel; palm nut

Hypernyms ("palm kernel" is a kind of...):

nut (usually large hard-shelled seed)

Meronyms (substance of "palm kernel"):

palm oil (oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm)

Holonyms ("palm kernel" is a part of...):

oil palm (pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils)

 Context examples 

Palmitic acid is found naturally in palm oil and palm kernel oil, as well as in butter, cheese, milk and meat.

(Palmitic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Palm kernel oil is commonly used as a commercial cooking oil due to its stability at high temperatures.

(Palm Kernel Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Octanoic acid is found naturally in the milk of various mammals and is a minor component of coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

(Octanoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Capric acid is found naturally in the coconut and palm kernel oils as well as the milk of various mammals.

(Capric Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Lauric acid is found naturally in various plant and animal fats and oils, and is a major component of coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

(Lauric Acid, NCI Thesaurus)