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Noun: stearic acid  stee'a-rik 'a-sid
  1. A waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
    - octadecanoic acid

Derived forms: stearic acids

Type of: saturated fatty acid

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