stearic acid
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fatty acidlipidsaturated fatcarboxylic acidhydrocarbonstearateglyceroltriglyceridesoapcandlewaxparaffinstearintallowlardpalm oilcoconut oilmyristic acidpalmitic acidoleic acidlinoleic acidlinolenic acidestersaponificationemulsifiersurfactanthydrophobehydrophilicamphiphilicmicellemembranephospholipidbiochemistryorganic chemistrymoleculecarbonhydrogenoxygenhydroxylcarboxylchainisomersaturationmelting pointsolubilitycrystallizationlubricantcosmeticointmentcreamlotionhydrogenationcatalystoxidationreductionmetabolismbeta oxidationadipose tissuelipid bilayerhydrophobic effectsurface tensionviscositysolidification