STEARO-


Meaning of STEARO- in English

a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant "fat", used with this meaning, and with reference to stearic acid and its related compounds, in the formation of compound words: stearoptene; stearoyl.

Also, esp. before a vowel, stear- .

[ comb. form repr. Gk stéar fat, grease; cf. STEATO- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .