calcium stearate

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calcium stearate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calcium stearate
      n 1: an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic
           acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that
           contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions
           of hard water [syn: calcium stearate, calcium octadecanoate
           ]