Found 2 items, similar to Stearic acid.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: stearic acid
stearic acid
n : a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in
animal and vegetable fats [syn:
octadecanoic acid]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Stearic acid
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]