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Noun: calcium stearate
  1. An insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water
    - calcium octadecanoate

Derived forms: calcium stearates

Type of: salt

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