Candlemaker's substance

• An ester of glycerol and stearic acid
• Soap ingredient
• Glyceryl ester
• Chandler's substance
• Candle ingredient

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
glycerine of stearic acid, white crystalline compound found in animal and vegetable fats (it was derived from mutton fat, among other things), 1817, from French stéarine , coined by French chemist Marie-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889) from Greek stear (genitive ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ester of glycerol and stearic acid

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 Solid fat. 2 (context organic compound English) The triglyceride of stearic acid. n. 1 Solid fat. 2 (context organic compound English) The triglyceride of stearic acid.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stearin , or tristearin , or glyceryl tristearate is a triglyceride derived from three units of stearic acid . Most triglycerides are derived from at least two and more commonly three different fatty acids . Like other triglycerides, stearin can crystallise ...