stearate (plural stearates)
(fatty acid) Any salt or ester of stearic acid.
Source: Wiktionary
Ste"a*rate, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
