STEAR

Meaning of STEAR in English

[-ar/-at-]

n tallow, suet

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

STEAR- — combining form or stearo- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from stearic : related to or derived from stearic acid stear amide …
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STEAR- — var. of stearo- before a vowel: stearate.
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STEAT — steat- see stear
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CITROPTEN — sə̇ˈträptən noun also ci·trop·tene -ˌtēn ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary citr- + stear opten, stear optene : a …
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WISTERIA — /wi stear"ee euh/ , n. any climbing shrub belonging to the genus Wisteria, of the legume family, having showy, pendent …
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UNDERSTEER — n. /un"deuhr stear'/ ; v. /un'deuhr stear"/ , n. 1. a handling characteristic of an automotive vehicle that causes it …
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TELESTERION — /tel'euh stear"ee on'/ , n. , pl. telesteria /tel'i stear"ee euh/ . (in ancient Greece) a building in which religious …
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STEREOTYPE — — stereotyper, stereotypist , n. — stereotypic /ster'ee euh tip"ik, stear'-/ , stereotypical , adj. /ster"ee euh tuyp', stear"-/ , …
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STEREOTOMY — — stereotomic /ster'ee euh tom"ik, stear'-/ , stereotomical , adj. — stereotomist , n. /ster'ee ot"euh mee, stear'-/ , n. …
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STEREOTAXIS — — stereotactic /ster'ee euh tak"tik, stear'-/ , adj. — stereotactically , adv. /ster'ee euh tak"sis, stear'-/ , n. Biol. movement …
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STEREOSPECIFIC — — stereospecificity /ster'ee oh spes'euh fis"i tee, stear'-/ , n. /ster'ee oh speuh sif"ik, stear'-/ , adj. Chem. 1. (of …
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STEREOPTICON — — stereoptican , adj. — stereoptician /ster'ee op tish"euhn, stear'-/ , n. /ster'ee op"ti keuhn, -kon', stear'-/ , n. Optics. …
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STEREOPHOTOGRAPHY — — stereophotograph /ster'ee oh foh"teuh graf', -grahf', stear'-/ , n. — stereophotographic /ster'ee oh foh'teuh graf"ik, stear'-/ , adj. /ster'ee …
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STEREOPHONY — /ster'ee of"euh nee, stear'-, ster"ee euh foh'nee, stear"-/ , n. the state or condition of being stereophonic. [ STEREO- + …
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STEREOMICROSCOPE — — stereomicroscopy /ster'ee oh muy kros"keuh pee, -muy"kreuh skoh'pee, stear'-/ , n. /ster'ee oh muy"kreuh skohp', stear'-/ , n. See …
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STEREOMETRY — — stereometric /ster'ee euh me"trik, stear'-/ , stereometrical , adj. — stereometrically , adv. /ster'ee om"i tree, stear'-/ , n. …
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STEREOGRAPHY — — stereographic /ster'ee euh graf"ik, stear'-/ , stereographical , adj. — stereographically , adv. /ster'ee og"reuh fee, stear'-/ , n. …
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STEREOGNOSIS — — stereognostic /ster'ee og nos"tik, stear'-/ , adj. /ster'ee og noh"sis, stear'-/ , n. the ability to determine the shape …
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STEREOCHROMY — — stereochromic, stereochromatic /ster'ee oh kreuh mat"ik, -kroh-, stear'-/ , adj. — stereochromically, stereochromatically , adv. /ster"ee euh kroh'mee, stear"-/ …
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STEREOCHEMISTRY — — stereochemic /ster'ee oh kem"ik, stear'-/ , stereochemical , adj. — stereochemically , adv. /ster'ee oh kem"euh stree, stear'-/ , …
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STEREOBATE — — stereobatic /ster'ee euh bat"ik, stear'-/ , adj. /ster"ee euh bayt', stear"-/ , n. Archit. 1. the foundation or base …
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STEER — steer 1 — steerable , adj. — steerability , n. /stear/ , v.t. 1. to guide the course of (something …
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STEARO- — a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant "fat", used with this meaning, and with reference to stearic acid …
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STEARIN — /stee"euh rin, stear"in/ , n. 1. Chem. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, esp. C 3 H …
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STEARIC — /stee ar"ik, stear"ik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to suet or fat. 2. of or derived from stearic acid. …
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STEARATE — /stee"euh rayt', stear"ayt/ , n. Chem. a salt or ester of stearic acid. [ 1835-45; STEAR(IC ACID) + -ATE 2 …
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SPHAERISTERIUM — /sfear'euh stear"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. sphaeristeria /sfear'euh stear"ee euh/ . an ancient Roman handball court. [ sphaeristerium sphairistérion, …
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OVERSTEER — n. /oh"veuhr stear'/ ; v. /oh'veuhr stear"/ , n. 1. handling of an automotive vehicle that causes turns that are …
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DIASTEREOMER — /duy'euh ster"ee euh meuhr, -stear"-/ , n. Chem. either of a pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of …
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ASTEREOGNOSIS — /euh ster'ee og noh"sis, ay ster'-, euh stear'-, ay stear'-/ , n. Pathol. the inability to determine the shape of …
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ANTHESTERIA — — Anthesteriac /an'theuh stear"ee ak'/ , adj. /an'theuh stear"ee euh/ , n. ( sometimes used with a pl. v. ) …
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