STEARIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stearic mean? 

• STEARIC (adjective)
  The adjective STEARIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or composed of fat

  Familiarity information: STEARIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEARIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or composed of fat

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

Derivation:

stearin (an ester of glycerol and stearic acid)

 Context examples 

The aluminum salt of the fatty acid, stearic acid.

(Aluminum Stearate, NCI Thesaurus)

The root contains steroidal saponins and glycosides such as chamaelirin, helonin and diosgenin, and the fatty acids oleic, linoleic, and stearic acid.

(Chamaelirium luteum Root, NCI Thesaurus)

Additionally, the fish oil/glycerol/egg lecithin-based emulsion contains, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, octadecatetraenoic acid, eicosaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, docosaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid.

(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)