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steamer clam
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steamroller
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steamship company
steamship line
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Stean
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Stearate
-- Stearic --
stearic acid
Stearin
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Steatite
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steatocystoma
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Stearic
Ste`ar´ic
Pronunciation:
stė`ăr´ĭk
a.
1.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Pertaining
to
,
or
obtained
from
,
stearin
or
tallow
;
resembling
tallow
.
Stearic acid
(Chem.)
a
monobasic
fatty
acid
,
obtained
in
the
form
of
white
crystalline
scales
,
soluble
in
alcohol
and
ether
.
It
melts
to
an
oily
liquid
at
69°C.
Adj.
1.
stearic
-
of
or
relating
to
or
composed
of
fat
fat
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