HyperDic: calcium_stearate

English > 1 sense of the expression calcium stearate:
NOUNsubstancecalcium stearate, calcium octadecanoatean insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid
English > calcium stearate: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water.
Synonymcalcium octadecanoate
BroadersaltA compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Spanishestearato de calcio

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