Palm Oil
palm butter; a fat obtained from the fruit of certain kinds of palm, and imported from the coast of Guinea. It has the consistence of butter, an orange color, a smell resembling violets, and consists mainly of tripalmitin, with a little olein. Palm oil is extensively used in the manufacture of soap and candles, and is a common constituent of railway-carriage grease. It is frequently adulterated with wax, tallow, lard, resin, etc.