distearinn.
/dʌɪˈstiːərɪn/ Chemistry.
A fat, the diglyceride of stearic acid. (Cf. stearin n. 1.)
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1866 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. XVII. 117 (heading) Distearin.
1873 C. H. Ralfe Outl. Physiol. Chem. 48 Stearic acid forms with glycerin 32 compounds, Monostearin, Distearin, and Tristearin.
1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 697/2 The process of saponification may be viewed as the gradual progressive transformation of tristearin..into distearin, monostearin, and glycerin.
1956 Nature 21 Jan. 146/2 These..experiments indicated that..the distearin was preferentially precipitated by urea.
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