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stearic acid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: octadecanoic acid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: saturated fatty acid

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 硬脂酸 (ngaang6 zi1 syun1) — fatty acid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硬脂酸 (yìngzhīsuān) — fatty acid
  • Czech: kyselina stearová — fatty acid
  • Finnish: steariinihappo — fatty acid
  • Finnish: oktadekaanihappo — fatty acid
  • French: acide stéarique — fatty acid
  • German: Stearinsäure — fatty acid
  • Hungarian: sztearinsav — fatty acid
  • Italian: acido stearico — fatty acid
  • Japanese: ステアリン酸 (sutearin-san) — fatty acid
  • Japanese: オクタデカン酸 (okutadekan-san) — fatty acid
  • Korean: 스테아르산 (seuteareusan) — fatty acid
  • Persian: استئاریک اسید (este'ârik asid) — fatty acid
  • Polish: kwas stearynowy — fatty acid
  • Portuguese: ácido esteárico — fatty acid
  • Romanian: acid stearic — fatty acid
  • Russian: стеари́новая кислота́ (stearínovaja kislotá) — fatty acid
  • Russian: октадека́новая кислота́ (oktadekánovaja kislotá) — fatty acid
  • Spanish: ácido esteárico — fatty acid
  • Swedish: stearinsyra — fatty acid
  • Welsh: asid stearig — fatty acid