Category:Stearic

Ste*ar"ic, a. Etym: [cf. F. stéarique.] (physiol. Chem.)

Defn: pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling Tallow. Stearic acid (chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the Form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It Melts to an oily liquid at 69°c.c18h36o2, ch3.(CH2)16.COOH; sodium Stearate, with sodium palmitate, is the main component of ordinary Bar soaps (such as ivory soap).