1) Animal fat product 2) Candle ingredient 3) Candle-making substance 4) Glyceryl ester 5) Solid fat 6) Solid portion of fat
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1) Oil
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Stearin n, or tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate is a triglyceride derived from three units of stearic acid. Most triglycerides are derived from at least two and more commonly three different fatty acids. Like other triglycerides, stearin can crystallise in three polymorphs. For stearin, these melt at 54 (α-form), 65, and 72.5 °C (β-form). == ...
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hard fat
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• (n.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with th...
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(from the article `fat and oil processing`) ...(e.g., cuticle wax from seed coats) and the higher-melting glycerides from fats. Waxes can generally be removed by rapid chilling and filtering. ...
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<physiology> One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterised by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl ...
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Ste'a·rin noun [ Greek ... tallow, suet: confer French
stéarine .]
(Physiol. Chem.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially in...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: stē′ă-rin Definitions: 1. the triacylglycerol of stearic acid present in solid animal fats and in some vegetable fats; source of stearic acid; commercial stearin also contains some palmitic acid. Synonyms: tristearin
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Stearin or glycerol tri-stearate, is, along with glycerol tri-palmitate, the main component of the solid fats. In its pure state it forms pearly crystals, which are tasteless, and insoluble in water, but dissolve in ether and similar solvents. The term stearin is sometimes applied to commercial stearic acid
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n] - an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
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noun an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
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any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, esp. CH(CHO), a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats. · the crude commercial form of stearic acid, used chiefly in the manufacture of candles.
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