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stearic acid

stearic acid noun: octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

stearic acid: octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most...
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Noun

stearic acid (uncountable)

  1. octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.
    Synonyms:
    E570, octadecanoic acid

stearic acid meaning in Tamil and Persian

stearic acid in Tamil

தியரிக்கமிலம், ஸ்ட்டியரிக் அமிலம்

stearic acid in Persian

fatty acid
استئاریک اسید este'ârik asid

Synonyms of stearic acid

Words formed from stearic acid

Questions about stearic acid

What does stearic acid mean?
Stearic acid means octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.
What is stearic acid in Tamil?
Stearic acid in Tamil is தியரிக்கமிலம், ஸ்ட்டியரிக் அமிலம். See Stearic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stearic acid?
Stearic acid is a noun.

Words near stearic acid in the dictionary

  1. steard
  2. steare
  3. steared
  4. steares
  5. stearic
  6. stearic acid
  7. stearically
  8. stearidonate
  9. stearidonic
  10. stearidonic acid
  11. stearin

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