stear- /stē-ər- or -ar-/, also steato- /-ə-tō- or -at-/ or steat- /-ət- or -at-/

Denoting suet, fat, fatty tissue

stearate /stēˈər-āt/ noun

A salt of stearic acid

stearic /stē-arˈik/ adjective

Of stearin (stearic acid a solid fatty acid, C₁₈H₃₆O₃, derived from animal and vegetable fats)

steˈarin /stēˈə-rin/ noun

1. Glyceryl ester of stearic acid
2. A mixture of stearic and palmitic acids (also steˈarine)
3. The solid part of a fat

steˈarine /-rīn/ adjective

(of candles, etc) made of stearin

steatite /stēˈə-tīt/ noun

Soapstone

steatitic /-titˈik/ adjective

steatˈocele noun

(Gr kēlē tumour) a fatty tumour in the scrotum

steatōˈma noun

A tumour of a sebaceous gland or sebaceous cyst

steatomˈatous adjective

steatopygia /stē-ə-tō-pīˈji-ə or -pijˈi-ə/ noun

(Gr pȳgē buttock) the accumulation of fat in the buttocks

steatopygous /-tō-pīˈgəs or -topˈi-gəs/ adjective

Fat-buttocked

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• crystallisation
• crystallise
• crystallised
• crystallises
• crystallising
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• crystallitises
• crystallizable
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• crystallized
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