Stearin

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French stéarine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃteaˈʁiːn], [steaˈʁiːn]

• Audio; [ʃteaˈʁiːn]:

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• Hyphenation: Ste‧a‧rin
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

Stearin n (strong, genitive Stearins, plural Stearine)

1. (organic chemistry) stearin

Declension

Declension of Stearin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Stearin	die	Stearine
genitive	eines	des	Stearins	der	Stearine
dative	einem	dem	Stearin	den	Stearinen
accusative	ein	das	Stearin	die	Stearine

Derived terms

• stearinartig, stearinhaltig

Hyponyms

• Kerzenstearin, Palmstearin

Related terms

• Stearinkerze
• Stearinperle
• Stearinsäure
• Stearinwachs

 

See also

• Paraffin

Further reading

• “Stearin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stearin” in Duden online
• “Stearin”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “Stearin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon