Organic Chemical
stearates
ste·a·rate
Subclass of:
Stearic Acids
Definitions related to stearates:
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Any salt, ester, or anionic form of stearic acid, a saturated 18-carbon fatty acid occurring in most fats and oils, particularly the oils of land animals and fats of tropical plants.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Salts and esters of the 18-carbon saturated, monocarboxylic acid--stearic acid.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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