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tristearin

British  
/ traɪˈstɪərɪn /

noun

  1. another name for stearin

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According to Oudemans it consists of 63% triolein and 37% tripalmin and tristearin; it is not poisonous.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

It is noticeable that with few exceptions the fatty and oily matters occurring in nature are substances analogous to tristearin, i.e. they are trebly replaced glycerins.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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