stearic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to suet or fat
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of, consisting of, containing, or derived from stearic acid
Etymology
Origin of stearic
Example Sentences
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The results indicate that both palmitic acid and stearic acid-rich interesterified fats, when consumed in normal dietary amounts, do not appear to raise short-term risk factors linked to heart disease.
From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025
Dryer sheets don’t magically make clothes inherently softer, they make them feel softer by coating them with a softening agent, like stearic acid.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2023
Dark chocolate is higher in fat than milk chocolate, but much of it is a combination of the heart-healthy monounsaturated kind and stearic acid, a type of saturated fat that doesn’t raise cholesterol.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022
When animal fats are treated with a base like potassium carbonate or sodium hydroxide, glycerol and salts of fatty acids such as palmitic, oleic, and stearic acid are formed.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
By the use of stearic acid it is a simple matter to reach the neutral point which can be carefully approximated.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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