stearic

Of, relating to, or similar to stearin or fat.

Of or relating to stearic acid.

Of or pertaining to suet or fat; obtained from stearin.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow.

A monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69°C.