stearate /stēˈər-āt/ noun

A salt of stearic acid

stearic /stē-arˈik/ adjective

Of stearin (stearic acid a solid fatty acid, C₁₈H₃₆O₃, derived from animal and vegetable fats)

steˈarin /stēˈə-rin/ noun

1. Glyceryl ester of stearic acid
2. A mixture of stearic and palmitic acids (also steˈarine)
3. The solid part of a fat

steˈarine /-rīn/ adjective

(of candles, etc) made of stearin

steatite /stēˈə-tīt/ noun

Soapstone

steatitic /-titˈik/ adjective

steatˈocele noun

(Gr kēlē tumour) a fatty tumour in the scrotum

steatōˈma noun

A tumour of a sebaceous gland or sebaceous cyst

steatomˈatous adjective

steatopygia /stē-ə-tō-pīˈji-ə or -pijˈi-ə/ noun

(Gr pȳgē buttock) the accumulation of fat in the buttocks

steatopygous /-tō-pīˈgəs or -topˈi-gəs/ adjective

Fat-buttocked

steatorrhoea or steatorrhea /stē-ə-tə-rēˈə/ noun

(Gr rhoia a flow) accumulation of abnormal levels of fat in the faeces

steatōˈsis noun

1. Fatty degeneration
2. The accumulation of fat in hepatocytes, occurring eg in pregnancy, alcoholism and as a side effect of some drugs