1) Fatty acid
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Stearic acid ({respell|STAIR|ik} or {respell|STEER|ik}) is a saturated fatty acid with an 18-carbon chain and has the IUPAC name octadecanoic acid. It is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)16CO2H. Its name comes from the Greek word στέαρ `stéar`, which means tallow. The salts and esters of stearic acid are called stearates. .....
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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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(sterine) Used in paraffin and vegetable wax candles for hardness, slower burn and opacity. Commonly used in pillar/molded candles at approx. 3 tbs per pound. Also used in soaps for hardness, and in lotions as an emollient and thickener. Typical usage rates are around 1-3%.
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Obtained from animal and vegetable fats. Used in soaps, candles and other products.
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Fatty acid derived from cocoa butter, used as an emollient
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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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(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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(= n-octadecanoic acid) See fatty acids.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: stē′ă-rik as′id Definitions: 1. A saturated 18-carbon fatty acid, one of the most abundant found in animal lipids; used in pharmaceutical preparations, ointments, soaps, and suppositories.
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Stearic acid is a long chain fatty acid derived from animal and vegetable fats and oils where it occurs widely, constituting the bulk of hard fats such as suet and tallow. Stearic acid is a white, lustrous, crystalline substance soluble in alcohol but not water. Mixed with rubber in a small proportion, it is a very valuable softener and activates m...
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n] - a waxy saturated fatty acid
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octadecanoic acid noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
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Saturated long-chain fatty acid, soluble in alcohol and ether but not in water. It is found in many fats and oils, and is used to make soap and candles and as a lubricant. The salts of stearic acid are called stearates
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a colorless, waxlike, sparingly water-soluble, odorless solid, CHO, the most common fatty acid, occurring as the glyceride in tallow and other animal fats and in some animal oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, stearates, candles, cosmetics, and in medicine in suppositories and pill coatings. Also called
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