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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An old name for a commercial mixture containing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stearic acid stearic acid] mixed with 3 to 30% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=palmitic acid palmitic acid]. Stearin wax is an opaque, whitish material that was used in the 19th century for molded objects (Harley 1993). It was also used for candles and cosmetics.  
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An old name for a commercial mixture containing [[stearic%20acid|stearic acid]] mixed with 3 to 30% [[palmitic%20acid|palmitic acid]]. Stearin wax is an opaque, whitish material that was used in the 19th century for molded objects (Harley 1993). It was also used for candles and cosmetics.  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tristearin tristearin].
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See also [[tristearin|tristearin]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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stearin; glycerol tristearateoctadecanoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; stearina (It); estearina (Esp.);
 
stearin; glycerol tristearateoctadecanoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; stearina (It); estearina (Esp.);
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
R.White "The Application of Gas-Chromatography to the Identification of Waxes", ''Studies in Conservation'', 23:57-68, 1978. C.Harley, "A Note on the Crystal Growth on the Surface of a Wax Artifact" ''Studies in Conservation'', 38:63-66, 1993.
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* R.White "The Application of Gas-Chromatography to the Identification of Waxes", ''Studies in Conservation'', 23:57-68, 1978.  
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* C.Harley, "A Note on the Crystal Growth on the Surface of a Wax Artifact" ''Studies in Conservation'', 38:63-66, 1993.
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 4 June 2022

Description

An old name for a commercial mixture containing Stearic acid mixed with 3 to 30% Palmitic acid. Stearin wax is an opaque, whitish material that was used in the 19th century for molded objects (Harley 1993). It was also used for candles and cosmetics.

See also Tristearin.

Synonyms and Related Terms

stearin; glycerol tristearateoctadecanoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; stearina (It); estearina (Esp.);

Resources and Citations

  • R.White "The Application of Gas-Chromatography to the Identification of Waxes", Studies in Conservation, 23:57-68, 1978.
  • C.Harley, "A Note on the Crystal Growth on the Surface of a Wax Artifact" Studies in Conservation, 38:63-66, 1993.