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Webster 1913 Edition
Stethal
Steth′al
,Noun.
[
Ste
aric + ethal
.] (Chem.)
One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.
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stethal
stethal
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Noun
stethal (uncountable)
- (chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.