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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An old name for a commercial mixture containing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stearic%20acid stearic acid] mixed with 3 to 30% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=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.  
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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 ==

Revision as of 11:33, 10 May 2016

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.);

Additional Information

° 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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