Stearin

Origin

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

Alternative forms

• stearine

Full definition of stearin

Noun

1. Solid fat.
2. (organic compound) 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^oil deposits stearin, and the oil separated from the stearin by filtration is soluble in 0.82 of pure alcohol when heated to about 168° Fahr.
• 1997, Ralph E. Timms, 8: Fractionation, Frank D. Gunstone, Fred B. Padley (editors), Lipid Technologies and Applications, page 217,Palmkernel (PK) oil is fractionated in one step to concentrate the triglycerides containing medium-chain fatty acids (lauric and myristic) into a stearin fraction.
• 2008, Matthew Stein, When Technology Fails, page 411,Stearin is a hard, nongreasy substance, an ester of stearic acid, that is mixed with molten tallow at about a 1:9 ratio to make a tallow candle that is harder, burns longer, and does not give off the usual smoke and unpleasant odors of ordinary tallow.

Anagrams

• antsier, in tears, nastier, resiant, restain, retains, retinas, retsina, rinsate, stainer, starnie