stearate
[ stee-uh-reyt, steer-eyt ]
/ ˈsti əˌreɪt, ˈstɪər eɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of stearic acid.
Origin of stearate
First recorded in 1835–45;
stear(ic acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby stearate
steamship,
steamtight,
steamy,
steapsin,
stear-,
stearate,
stearic,
stearic acid,
stearin,
stearns alcoholic amentia,
stearo-
Example sentences from the Web for stearate
British Dictionary definitions for stearate
stearate
/ (ˈstɪəˌreɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of stearic acid
Medical definitions for stearate
stearate
[ stē′ə-rāt′, stîr′āt′ ]
n.
A salt or ester of stearic acid.
Scientific definitions for stearate
stearate
[ stē′ə-rāt′, stîr′āt′ ]
A salt or ester of stearic acid, containing the group C17H35COO.