| Stearolic | a. [ Stearic + oleic + -ic. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acetylene series, isologous with stearic acid, and obtained, as a white crystalline substance, from oleic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stearic | a. [ Cf. F. stéarique. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. [ 1913 Webster ] Stearic acid (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69°C. [ 1913 Webster ]
|