n :  a white crystalline fatty acid C₁₈H₃₆O₂ obtained by saponifying tallow or other hard fats containing stearin : also  :  a commercial mixture of stearic and palmitic acids .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  cit·ric acid 
 
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