also called 1-octadecanol, or Octadecyl Alcohol, waxy solid alcohol formerly obtained from whale or dolphin oil and used as a lubricant and antifoam agent and to retard evaporation of water from reservoirs. It is now manufactured by chemical reduction of stearic acid.
STEARYL ALCOHOL
Meaning of STEARYL ALCOHOL in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012