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单词 stearin
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Definition of stearin in English:

stearin

(also stearine)
noun ˈstɪərɪnˈstɪrɪn
mass noun
  • 1A white crystalline substance that is the main constituent of tallow and suet. It is a glyceryl ester of stearic acid.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By fractionation, various grades of olein and stearin are available commercially, enabling the food manufactures to select the properties they particularly require.
    • Palm kernel stearin and hydrogenated palm kernel stearin can be used to prepare compound chocolate bars or coatings.
    • The proportion of stearin you will use depends on the effect you're looking for.
    • A compromise material was stearin - also known as adamantine from its resemblance to stone.
    1. 1.1 A mixture of fatty acids used in candle-making.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Use 10% of stearin to wax when making candles.
      • Revenue authorities are flummoxed by the huge spurt in imports of palm fatty acid distillates and crude palm stearin - raw materials normally used in soap manufacture.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French stéarine, from Greek stear 'tallow'.

Rhymes

Kirin
 
 

Definition of stearin in US English:

stearin

(also stearine)
nounˈstɪrɪnˈstirin
  • 1A white crystalline substance that is the main constituent of tallow and suet. It is a glyceryl ester of stearic acid.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A compromise material was stearin - also known as adamantine from its resemblance to stone.
    • Palm kernel stearin and hydrogenated palm kernel stearin can be used to prepare compound chocolate bars or coatings.
    • The proportion of stearin you will use depends on the effect you're looking for.
    • By fractionation, various grades of olein and stearin are available commercially, enabling the food manufactures to select the properties they particularly require.
    1. 1.1 A mixture of fatty acids used in candlemaking.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Use 10% of stearin to wax when making candles.
      • Revenue authorities are flummoxed by the huge spurt in imports of palm fatty acid distillates and crude palm stearin - raw materials normally used in soap manufacture.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French stéarine, from Greek stear ‘tallow’.

 
 
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