Stearin Definition

stēər-ĭn, stîrĭn
noun
A white, crystalline substance, glyceryl stearate, (C18H35O2)3C3H5, found in the solid portion of most animal and vegetable fats and used in soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, etc.
Webster's New World

Solid fat.

Wiktionary

(organic chemistry) The triglyceride of stearic acid.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Stearin

Noun

Singular:
stearin
Plural:
stearins

Origin of Stearin

  • French stéarine Greek stear tallow stāi- in Indo-European roots French -ine -in

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

  • From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat").

    From Wiktionary

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