stearic acid
English
Ball-and-stick model of stearic acid: .
Noun
- (organic chemistry) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.
Synonyms
- E570 (when used as an anti-caking agent)
- octadecanoic acid (IUPAC name)
Coordinate terms
- stearate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
- octadecanoate
Translations
fatty acid
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