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stearin definition

stea·rin (stē′ə rin, stir′in)

noun

a white, crystalline substance, glyceryl stearate, (CHO)CH, found in the solid portion of most animal and vegetable fats and used in soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, etc.
also stearine ste′a·rine (stē′ə rin, -rēn′; stir′in, -ēn)

Etymology: Fr stéarine: see stearic & -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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