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 ]
a. [ Cf. F. stéarique. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stearic acid (Chem.),