Look up: stearic-acid

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   Stearic Acid
   Stearic acid is a long chain fatty acid soluble in alcohol but not water. Mixed with rubber in a small proportion, it is a very valuable softener and activates many vulcanisation accelerators.
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   stearic acid
   [n] - a waxy saturated fatty acid
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   Stearic Acid
   Fatty acid derived from cocoa butter, used as an emollient
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   stearic acid
   (= n-octadecanoic acid) See fatty acids.
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   stearic acid
   Synonym for fatty acids ... Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (fatty acids, unsaturated). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   stearic acid
   octadecanoic acid noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
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   Stearic acid
   `Stearic acid` (IUPAC systematic name: `octadecanoic acid`) is one of the useful types of saturated fatty acids that come from many animal and vegetable fats and oils. It is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)16COOH. Its name comes from the Greek word `stéar` (genitive: `stéatos`), which means tallow. The term `stearate` is applied to the salts and esters of stearic acid.
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   stearic acid
   (ste-ar´ik) a saturated fatty acid from animal and vegetable fats, used as a tablet and capsule lubricant and as an emulsifying and solubilizing agent.
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   stearic acid
   one of the most common long-chain fatty acids, found in combined form in natural animal and vegetable fats. Commercial `stearic acid` is a mixture of ... [5 related articles]
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    stearic acid
    one of the most abundant fatty acids found in animal lipids; used in pharmaceutical preparations, ointments, soaps, and suppositories.
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