a colourless crystalline ester of glycerol and stearic acid, present in fats and used in soap and candles; glycerol tristearate; glycerol trioctadecanoate. Formula: (C17H35COO)3C3H5
2.
another name for stearic acid, esp a commercial grade containing other fatty acids
3.
fat in its solid form
Word origin
C19: from French stéarine, from Greek stear fat, tallow + -in
stearin in American English
(ˈstiərɪn; ˈstɪrɪn)
noun
a white, crystalline substance, glyceryl stearate, (C18H35O2)3C3H5, found in the solid portion of most animal and vegetable fats and used in soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, etc.
: also ˈstearine (ˈstiərɪn; ˈstiəˌrin; ˈstɪrɪn; ˈstɪrin)
Word origin
Fr stéarine: see stearic & -ine3
stearin in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(stɪərɪn)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Excipients)
Stearin is a colorless crystalline ester of stearic acid used as a tablet and capsule lubricant, and as an emulsifying agent.
Popular lubricants are stearic acid, its ester stearin, and other organic compounds.
Some fats, for example stearin, are often used as lubricants in tablets or capsules.
Stearin is a colorless crystalline ester of stearic acid used as a tablet and capsule lubricant,and as an emulsifying agent.