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]