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Candle ingredient
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stearin
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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 ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stearin \Ste"a*rin\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [Gr. ste`ar tallow, suet: cf. F. st['e]arine.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, ...
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
Usage examples of stearin.
Hippocrates noted that the stearin of eels was difficult of digestion.
It also contains palmitin, stearin and myristin, with glyceride of linoleic acid.