Stearine
[sti:әrin]
Definition
n. one of the fats occurring in animals and plants the chief constituent of the more solid fats such as mutton suet.—n. Stē′arāte a salt formed by the combination of stearic acid with a base.—adj. Stēar′ic pertaining to or obtained from stearine.—n. Stēarrhē′a an abnormal increase of secretion from the oil-glands of the skin.—Stearic acid an acid abundant in fats.
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Examples
- The latest improvement in chemical matches is the Vesta, which consists of small wax, or stearine tapers, with an igniting composition at the end, consisting of chlorate of potass and phosphorus. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The fat is then packed in cloths set in moulds and a slowly increasing pressure squeezes out the pure amber colored oil, leaving the stearine behind. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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