STEARIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stearic acid mean? 

• STEARIC ACID (noun)
  The noun STEARIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats

  Familiarity information: STEARIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEARIC ACID (noun)

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Meaning:

A waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

octadecanoic acid; stearic acid

Hypernyms ("stearic acid" is a kind of...):

saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)

 Context examples 

The aluminum salt of the fatty acid, stearic acid.

(Aluminum Stearate, NCI Thesaurus)

The root contains steroidal saponins and glycosides such as chamaelirin, helonin and diosgenin, and the fatty acids oleic, linoleic, and stearic acid.

(Chamaelirium luteum Root, NCI Thesaurus)

Additionally, the fish oil/glycerol/egg lecithin-based emulsion contains, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, octadecatetraenoic acid, eicosaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, docosaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid.

(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)