单词 | stearin |
释义 | stearinn. 1. Chemistry. A general name for the three glycerids (monostearin, distearin, tristearin) formed by the combination of stearic acid and glycerine; chiefly applied to tristearin, which is the chief constituent of tallow or suet. ΚΠ 1817 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 5) II. 371 Stearin..was first described by Chevreul in 1814. 1819 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. 374 A dry, concrete, fatty matter is obtained, which Chevreul has called stearine. 1819 J. G. Children Ess. Chem. Anal. 310 Stearin..somewhat resembles wax. 1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 43 Stearine exists but sparingly, or not at all, in human fat. 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxxvi. 317 The Stearic-, Palmitic-, and Oleic Ethers of Glycerine, or Stearines, Palmitines, and Oleines, are of great importance... The stearines may be prepared artificially by heating glycerine with stearic acid. 2. The solid portion of any fixed oil or fat, in contradistinction to olein n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > constituent of elain1819 olein1838 triolein1855 stearin1910 1910 Encycl. Brit. VI. 635/2 By boiling the livers at a somewhat high temperature, ‘unracked’ cod oil is obtained, containing a considerable quantity of ‘stearine’, this fat, which separates on cooling, is sold as ‘fish-stearine’ for soap-making. 3. a. (Chiefly spelt stearine.) The commercial name of a preparation consisting of purified fatty acids, used for making candles, and formerly also as a material for statuettes. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > other wax materials blackball1700 heelball1774 stearin1839 wax-butter1868 solar stearin1882 guttering1888 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 248 In June, 1825, M. Gay Lussac obtained a patent in England for making candles from margaric and stearic acids, improperly called stearine. 1870 Illustr. London News 1 Oct. 359 Casts in stearine from two busts of Prince Leopold and Princess Amelie. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 74/2 Every one is now familiar with those [candles] made of stearine or stearic acid. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 527/1 Stearine, in commerce, designates a solid mixture of fatty acids (chiefly palmitic and stearic) which is being produced industrially from animal fats and used largely for the making of candles. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1844 E. A. Parnell's Appl. Chem. II. 303 Stearine candles, when properly made, are white and inodorous. 1848 J. Burnet Ess. Fine Arts iv. 130 His pictures possess that peculiar stearine substance found in the works of Watteau. 1878 A. H. Markham Great Frozen Sea xix. 267 A stearine lamp. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1817 |
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