stearin
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stearin (usually uncountable, plural stearins)
- Solid fat.
- (organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid
- 1860, Oil, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 16: Murillo—Organ, page 415,
- When exposed to the temperature of 32°, it[whale oil] 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.
- 1997, Ralph E. Timms, “8: Fractionation”, in Frank D. Gunstone, Fred B. Padley, editors, Lipid Technologies and Applications, page 217:
- Palmkernel (PK) oil is fractionated in one step to concentrate the triglycerides containing medium-chain fatty acids (lauric and myristic) into a stearin fraction.
- 2008, Matthew Stein, When Technology Fails, page 411:
- Stearin is a hard, nongreasy substance, an ester of stearic acid, that is mixed with molten tallow at about a 1:9 ratio to make a tallow candle that is harder, burns longer, and does not give off the usual smoke and unpleasant odors of ordinary tallow.
- 1860, Oil, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 16: Murillo—Organ, page 415,
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the triglyceride of stearic acid
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See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]- transie, stainer, anestri, retinas, tin ears, antsier, Stanier, retsina, rinsate, Reitans, erastin, atrines, starnie, nastier, resiant, retains, ratinés, restain, rainest, in tears, Stainer
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat, tallow”).
Noun
[edit]stearin c (singular definite stearinen or stearinet, not used in plural form)
Derived terms
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[edit]- “stearin” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]Noun
[edit]stearin m (definite singular stearinen)
Derived terms
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[edit]- “stearin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]stearin m (definite singular stearinen)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “stearin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]steàrīn m (Cyrillic spelling стеа̀рӣн)
Declension
[edit]Declension of stearin
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]stearin n
- (organic chemistry) stearin
- a mix of stearic acid and palmitic acid (used in candles), a kind of wax
Declension
[edit]Declension of stearin
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stearin | stearins |
| definite | stearinet | stearinets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
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