stearic
English
/ˈsti.ər.ɪk/, /stiˈær.ɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc.
- (organic chemistry) Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives.
Etymology
Derived from French stéarique affix from Ancient Greek στέαρ (fat, suet, dough, hard fat, tallow).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στέαρ
Gloss
fat, suet, dough, hard fat, tallow
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
脂
Emoji
🐹
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cetylstearyl English
- distearate English
- distearyl English
- hydroxystearic English
- isostearate English
- monostearate English
- stearate English
- stearated English
- stearone English
- stearoptene English
- stearrhea English
- stearyl English
- steato- English
- tristearate English
- tuberculostearic English
- stéarine French
- stéarique French
- stéatopyge French
- στέαρ Ancient Greek
- στεάτινος Ancient Greek
- 산 Korean
- 스테아르산 Korean
- *stā́wər Proto-Hellenic