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stearate
[ stee-uh-reyt, steer-eyt ]
stearate
/ ˈstɪəˌreɪt /
noun
- any salt or ester of stearic acid
stearate
/ stē′ə-rāt′,stîr′āt′ /
- A salt or ester of stearic acid, containing the group C 17 H 35 COO.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stearate1
First recorded in 1835–45; stear(ic acid) + -ate 2
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Example Sentences
We may thus conceive how a small quantity of stearate or oleate of potash may resist the decomposing action of the soda salts.
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On adding water to it afterwards, the liquor affords a fresh quantity of bi-stearate and bi-margarate.
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In order that the alcoholic solution of the bi-stearate may redden the litmus, the alcohol should not be very strong.
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When added to water containing calcium salts the insoluble calcium palmitate and stearate are precipitated.
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From the stearate of soda, it appears to be 104; and from that of lime, 102.
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