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stearate

/ˈstɪəɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
stearate
IPA
/ˈstɪəɹeɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of stearic acid.

Etymology

From stearic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

stearates (plural)

Derived Forms

distearate isostearate monostearate polystearate quadristearate stearated tristearate

Phrases

lithium stearate sodium stearate

Synonyms

octadecanoate

Questions

How do you pronounce stearate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪəɹeɪt/.
What does stearate mean?
Any salt or ester of stearic acid.
Where does stearate come from?
From stearic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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