stearate Chem.
(ˈstiːəreɪt)
[Formed as stear-ic + -ate.]
A salt or ester of stearic acid.
| 1841 Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 1139 Stearate of Baryta is formed by mixing hot solution of stearate of potassa with nitrate of baryta:..Stearate of Lead. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 297 The other fatty constituents of the bile consist of saponifiable fats, especially the oleates and stearates. 1899 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXV. 358 (table) [Amylic] n-stearate. 1904 Ibid. LXXXVI. i. 284 isoAmyl stearate is a neutral, white solid melting at 21°. 1950 Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. V. 845 n-Butyl stearate..is a colorless liquid... It is of value in compounding lubricating oils and as a lubricant for the textile and molding trade, in special lacquers, and as a waterproofing agent. 1976 [see sorbitan]. |