stearic

From French stéarique, from στέαρ (stéar, “tallow”) + -ique.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.ər.ɪk/, /stiˈar.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /stiˈær.ɪk/, /ˈstiˌær.ɪk/, /ˈstɪr.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -æɹɪk, -ɪɹɪk

stearic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc.
2. (organic chemistry) Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives.

• “stearic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “stearic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Caister, atresic, cristae, cristæ, raciest

Borrowed from French stéarique.

stearic m or n (feminine singular stearică, masculine plural stearici, feminine and neuter plural stearice)

1. stearic