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Definition of istearin in Turkish English dictionary
- stearin
- The triglyceride of stearic acid
- Solid fat
- {i} salt or ester of stearic acid (Chemistry)
- an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
- It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow
- Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate
- One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao