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Kind of fatty acid
Answer for the clue "Kind of fatty acid ", 7 letters:
stearic
Alternative clues for the word stearic
Word definitions for stearic in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc 2 (context organic chemistry English) Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stearic \Ste*ar"ic\ (st[-e]*[a^]r"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. st['e]arique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. Stearic acid (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or composed of fat
Usage examples of stearic.
The wool suint consists largely of the potash soaps of oleic and stearic acids.
The wool suint consists largely of the potash soaps of oleic and stearic acids.
One, a flattened bottle which contained a chemical substance, identified after analysis as lauric-mono ethanol amide stearic diethanolamine sorbatin trio late the other item was a crumpled piece of paper with a series of dots drawn on it, which I believe to be a star chart.
The wicks, after several trials, were made of vegetable fibers, and dipped in the liquefied substance, they formed regular stearic candles, molded by the hand, which only wanted whiteness and polish.
The wax (Myrtle Wax) consists of glycerides of stearic, palmitic and myristic acids, and a small quantity of oleaic acid.
Today, most candles are made of a composite of paraffin wax and stearic acid produced from animal fat.