stearo-: Meaning and Definition of

stearo-

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “fat”, used with this meaning, and with reference to stearic acid and its related compounds, in the formation of compound words: stearoptene; stearoyl.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
stearin stearoptene
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