stearic acid
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stearic acid
[ste-ar´ik]a saturated fatty acid from animal and vegetable fats, used as a tablet and capsule lubricant and as an emulsifying and solubilizing agent.
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ste·ar·ic ac·id
(stē'ă-rik as'id),A saturated 18-carbon fatty acid, one of the most abundant found in animal lipids; used in pharmaceutical preparations, ointments, soaps, and suppositories.
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stearic acid
n.
A colorless, odorless, waxlike, saturated fatty acid, C18H36O2, occurring in natural animal and vegetable fats and used in making soaps, candles, lubricants, and other products.
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ste·ar·ic ac·id
(stē'ă-rik as'id)One of the most abundant acids found in animal lipids; used in pharmaceutical preparations, ointments, soaps, and suppositories.
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stearic acid
a saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms, which occurs in animal fat.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005