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monostearate

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[mon-uh-stee-uh-reyt, -steer-eyt] / ˌmɒn əˈsti əˌreɪt, -ˈstɪər eɪt /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a stearate containing one stearoyl group.


Etymology

Origin of monostearate

mono- + stearate

Example Sentences

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The ingredients, for example, of the Entenmann’s standard, the All Butter Loaf Cake, include sodium propionate, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60 and other components that sound like pharmaceuticals for the odd conditions apparently afflicting viewers of daytime television.

From New York Times

Even a magnifying glass was little help in explaining those obscure polysyllables: propylene glycol, calcium silicate, butylated hydroxyanisole, sorbitan monostearate, methylparaben.

From Time Magazine Archive

Secret of the speedup and increased effectiveness of the new penicillin treatment, still in the experimental stage: the drug is dissolved in oil with 2% aluminum monostearate.

From Time Magazine Archive