Search Result for "stearic_acid":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats;
[syn: stearic acid, octadecanoic acid]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stearic \Ste*ar"ic\ (st[-e]*[a^]r"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. st['e]arique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stearic acid n 1: a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats [syn: stearic acid, octadecanoic acid]