lithium stearate

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC18H35O2, used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.

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lithium chloride, lithium citrate, lithium fluoride, lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide, lithium stearate, litho, litho-, litho., lithoclast, lithodialysis

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