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acetostearin
[ uh-see-toh-stee-uh-rin, -steer-in, as-i-toh- ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
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