stearone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C₁₇H₃₅)₂.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate.

Word forms

stearone stearones

Etymology

From stearic + -one.

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