'Stearic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'stearic acid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats [syn: stearic acid, octadecanoic acid]
Definition of 'Stearic acid'
From: GCIDE
- 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]