stearic

The acids separated from it are known by the names of margaric, stearic, and oleic acids.

The pins for the Shawinigan line were boiled in stearic acid.

The stearine, of which factitious wax candles are made, consists of the stearic and margaric acids combined.

Stearic acid, prepared by the above process, contains combined water, from which it cannot be freed.

The preceding numbers will serve to regulate the manufacture of stearic acid for the purpose of making candles.