stearine
- a variation of stearin.
Example Sentences
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The candles we use are made of wax mixed with stearine.
From Spontaneous Activity in Education by Montessori, Maria
Action of Cold.—On subjecting to the cold produced by a mixture of pounded ice and salt, some solid fatty matter, probably stearine, separates, adhering to the side of the tube.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
Comparison, association, abstraction.—Similarity and difference in candles of stearine, wax, and tallow.
From Spontaneous Activity in Education by Montessori, Maria
For a long time it was found impossible to find any use for stearine pitch, but in recent years a use has been found for same in the electrical installation of cables.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
It consists of sixty-two parts oleine, and thirty-eight of stearine, out of one hundred.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
