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Stearic Acid
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Palmitic
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ste⋅ar⋅ic

  [stee-ar-ik, steer-ik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to suet or fat.
2. of or derived from stearic acid.
Origin:
1825–35; stear- + -ic
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Stearic Acid
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Palmitic
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ste·ar·ic   (stē-ār'ĭk, stîr'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or similar to stearin or fat.

  2. Of or relating to stearic acid.


[French stéarique, from Greek stear, tallow; see stāi- in Indo-European roots.]
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