stearin
noun
any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 1 8 H 3 5 O2 ) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearine
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a variation of
stearin.
Example Sentences
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August Kiesele, New York city.—This consists in a composition formed by the admixture of dry pulverized sugar, melted paraffin, and stearine.
The butter is made from the oil thus obtained, while the hard substance remaining is disposed of as stearine.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus
The residue of this operation called stearine pitch or candle tar consists of a hard, brittle, dark substance.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
I have sun and moon for my outward use, and for inward use too; and into the bargain I have stearine candles, train oil and lamps, and tallow candles.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Lard stearine is made from the fat of hogs which is rendered and then pressed and the oil extracted.
From Home Pork Making by A. W. Fulton
