stearin

/stee-uh-rin, steer-in/US // ˈsti ə rɪn, ˈstɪər ɪn //UK // (ˈstɪərɪn) //

硬脂酸,硬脂素,硬脂酸盐,硬脂酸钠

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C3H53, a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- : the crude commercial form of stearic acid, used chiefly in the manufacture of candles.

Lard is very often adulterated with cottonseed oil, cottonseed stearin and beef stearin.
The quantity of stearin to be added is at the rate of half a part to 100 parts of sand.
It contains large quantities of stearin and has a low iodine value, making it a slow drying oil.
It contains a little stearin which begins to be deposited at 9° and is entirely solidified at 0°.
The protein of the yolk is chiefly in the form of ovovitellin, while the fats occur as palmitin, olein, and stearin.