Usually means: Relating to stearin or fat.
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  1. stearic: Merriam-Webster
  2. stearic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. stearic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. stearic: Vocabulary.com
  5. Stearic, stearic: Wordnik
  6. stearic: Wiktionary
  7. stearic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. stearic: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. stearic: Dictionary.com
  10. Stearic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Stearic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. stearic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. stearic: Rhymezone
  14. Stearic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. stearic: FreeDictionary.org
  16. stearic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. stearic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. stearic: Encyclopedia

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  2. -stearic, stearic: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (stearic)

▸ adjective:  Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc.
▸ adjective:  (organic chemistry) Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives.

Similar:
steatitic, sterculic, asteatotic, steatogenic, steatotic, sterolic, steatomatous, sternitic, stelar, steatopygian, more...

Types:
palmitic, myristic, lauric, arachidic, behenic, lignoceric, more...

Phrases:
stearic acid, stearic acids, more...

Adjectives:
oleic, palmitic, free, pure, high, more, saturated, less

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Similar:
steatitic, sterculic, asteatotic, steatogenic, steatotic, sterolic, steatomatous, sternitic, stelar, steatopygian, more...

Types:
palmitic, myristic, lauric, arachidic, behenic, lignoceric, more...

Phrases:
stearic acid, stearic acids, more...

Adjectives:
oleic, palmitic, free, pure, high, more, saturated, less



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