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stearin

/ˈstɪəɹɪn/

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From French stéarine, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”).

noun stearins · stearine

uncountable, usually Solid fat.
uncountable, usually A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid 1860, Oil, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 16: Murillo—Organ, page 415, When exposed to the temperature of 32°, it deposits stearin, and the oil separated from the stearin by filtration is soluble in 0.82 of pure alcohol when heated to abou

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noun the triglyceride of stearic acid

Español	estearina
한국어	스테아린 seutearin
日本語	ステアリン sutearin
中文	硬脂精 yìngzhījīng
Français	stéarine
Deutsch	Stearin
Italiano	stearina
Română	stearină
Русский	стеари́н stearín

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@misc{stearin_2026,
  title = {stearin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stearin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}