Definition of stearin Stearin
ste•a•rin
We found 5 definitions of stearin from 4 different sources.
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What does stearin mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: stearins |
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| stearin - an ester of glycerol and stearic acid | ||
| glyceryl ester an ester of glycerol | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stearin (Noun)
Solid fat. - stearin (Noun)
The triglyceride of stearic acid .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stearin (n.)
One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate.
Part of speech
🔤- stearin, noun, singular of stearins.
