stearicadj.

/stiːˈarɪk/

Etymology: < French stéarique (Chevreul c1819) < Greek στέαρ fat, tallow: see -ic suffix.

1. Chemistry. Derived from or containing stearin. stearic acid (C₁₈H₃₆O₂), an organic acid found mixed with palmitin and olein in most tallows. stearic ether, a compound of stearic acid with the alcohol radicals.

ΚΠ

1831 T. P. Jones New Conversat. Chem. xxx. 304 In the conversion of suet into soap, a third acid, called stearic, has also been detected.

1837 W. T. Brande in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 233/2 The stearic portion of train oil..concretes..at a temperature between 70° and 80°.

1838 R. D. Thomson Brit. Ann. 348 Stearic ether.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 35 Fatty crystals (palmitic and stearic)..are also found.

2. stearic candle n. the trade name of a kind of candle made of the ‘stearine’ of commerce.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > made from animal fat > made from stearin or stearic acid

composite candle1845

stearic candle1852

composition-candle1861

1852 Royle in Lect. Great Exhib. 485 The wax candles from Patna, and the stearic candles..from Calcutta.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	stearic
释义	stearicadj. /stiːˈarɪk/ Etymology: < French stéarique (Chevreul c1819) < Greek στέαρ fat, tallow: see -ic suffix. 1. Chemistry. Derived from or containing stearin. stearic acid (C₁₈H₃₆O₂), an organic acid found mixed with palmitin and olein in most tallows. stearic ether, a compound of stearic acid with the alcohol radicals. ΚΠ 1831 T. P. Jones New Conversat. Chem. xxx. 304 In the conversion of suet into soap, a third acid, called stearic, has also been detected. 1837 W. T. Brande in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 233/2 The stearic portion of train oil..concretes..at a temperature between 70° and 80°. 1838 R. D. Thomson Brit. Ann. 348 Stearic ether. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 35 Fatty crystals (palmitic and stearic)..are also found. 2. stearic candle n. the trade name of a kind of candle made of the ‘stearine’ of commerce. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > made from animal fat > made from stearin or stearic acid composite candle1845 stearic candle1852 composition-candle1861 1852 Royle in Lect. Great Exhib. 485 The wax candles from Patna, and the stearic candles..from Calcutta. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1831
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