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Stearin

//ˈstɪəɹɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Solid fat. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    an ester of glycerol and stearic acid wordnet
  3. 3
    A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid uncountable, usually

    "1860, Oil, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 16: Murillo—Organ, page 415, When exposed to the temperature of 32°, it deposits stearin, and the oil separated from the stearin by filtration is soluble in 0.82 of pure alcohol when heated to about 168° Fahr."

Etymology

From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”).

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