transcription, транскрипция: [ stē-ˈa-rik-, ˈstir-ik- ]
noun
Etymology: French stéarique, from Greek stear hard fat
Date: 1830
: a white crystalline fatty acid C 18 H 36 O 2 obtained by saponifying tallow or other hard fats containing stearin ; also : a commercial mixture of stearic and palmitic acids