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Webster 1913 Edition
Stearyl
Ste′a-ryl
(stē′ȧ-rĭl)
, Noun.
[
Stear
ic + -yl
.] (Chem.)
The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.
Definition 2024
stearyl
stearyl
English
Noun
stearyl (plural stearyls)
- (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3(CH2)17- derived from stearyl alcohol