Type of salt or ester

• An ester used in ointments
• Chemical salt
• Hydrogenated oil
• Fat found in tallow
• Chemical compound, say, receiving attention
• Zinc ___ (ointment ingredient)

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context fatty acid English) Any salt or ester of stearic acid.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stearate \Ste"a*rate\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[asl]t), n. (Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stearates are the salts and esters of stearic acid . The conjugate base of stearic acid, CHCOO, is also known as the stearate anion .