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Stearic

Stearic Meaning & Definition
Stearic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stearic?

[adj] of or relating to or composed of fat

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Stearic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ste*ar"ic\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]arique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. {Stearic acid} (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69[deg]C.

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