Stearic Definition

stē-ărĭk, stîrĭk
adjective
Of, derived from, or like stearin or fat.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to stearic acid.
Webster's New World

Origin of Stearic

  • French stéarique from Greek stear tallow stāi- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek στέαρ (stear, “tallow").

    From Wiktionary

Stearic Sentence Examples

  • The so-called "stearin" of candles is a mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.

  • Thus some individual fatty acids, such as stearic acid and arachidic acid (which is characteristic of ground nut oil) can be identified.

  • It is also obtained when sebacic, stearic and oleic acids are oxidized with nitric acid.

  • We have used molecular modeling methods to study the interfaces between calcite crystals and monolayers of stearic acid.

  • The socalled "stearin" of candles is a mixture of stearic and palmitic acids (see Candle).

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SSTSTE

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CICRIC

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