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stearine

stearine is the alternative form of stearin.

Meaning of stearin

Noun

stearin (usually uncountable, plural stearins)

  1. (usually) Solid fat.
  2. (usually) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid
    • When exposed to the temperature of 32°, it deposits stearin, and the oil separated from the stearin by filtration is soluble in 0.82 of pure alcohol when heated to about 168° Fahr.1860, Oil, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 16: Murillo—Organ, page 415

Forms of stearine

pluralstearines

Questions about stearine

What is stearine the alternative form of?
Stearine is the alternative form of stearin.

Words near stearine in the dictionary

  1. stearically
  2. stearidonate
  3. stearidonic
  4. stearidonic acid
  5. stearin
  6. stearine
  7. stearines
  8. stearing
  9. stearins
  10. Stearman
  11. Stearmans

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