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Stear is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Stear (fl. 2010s), member of Australian Skeptics Mark Stear (born 1958), English cricketer
Stear
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Look up stears in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stears is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Stears, South African cricketer John
Stears
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1938–2020)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael James Douglas Stear, KCB, CBE, DL (11 October 1938 – 5 January 2020) was a senior commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF)
Michael_Stear
English cricketer
Mark Gregory Stear (born 8 December 1958) is a former English cricketer. Stear was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born
Mark_Stear
British special effects artist (1934–1999)
John Stears (25 August 1934 – 28 April 1999) was an English special effects artist. A two-time Academy Award winner, nicknamed the "Dean of Special Effects
John_Stears
Marc Stears (born 1971) is a British political theorist. He is Director of the UCL Policy Lab, based at University College London, having previously led
Marc_Stears
Species of roundworm
PMID 18400148. Prada Jimenez de Cisneros, J.; Stear, M. J.; Mair, C.; Singleton, D.; Stefan, T.; Stear, A.; Marion, G.; Matthews, L. (2014). "An explicit
Teladorsagia_circumcincta
American bishop
Wilson Reiff Stearly (May 8, 1869 – November 3, 1941) was the fourth bishop of Newark in The Episcopal Church from 1927 to 1935. Stearly was born on May
Wilson_Reiff_Stearly
Human lower-body phenotype
to the knee producing a curvilinear figure. The term is from the Greek stéar (στέαρ), meaning "tallow", and pugḗ (πυγή), meaning "rump". Steatopygia
Steatopygia
South African cricketer
Profile: Anne Stears". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2022. "Player Profile: Anne Stears". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022. Anne Stears at Cricinfo
Anne_Stears
Nigerian business publication
Stears is a market intelligence company for investing in Africa, with headquarters in Lagos, Abuja, and London. Initially established as a media publication
Stears_(company)
1998 American film
premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Daniel (Jon Cryer) and Stan (Rick Stear) search for a childhood friend of theirs – Richie (Rafael Báez), who they
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Went_to_Coney_Island_on_a_Mission_from_God..._Be_Back_by_Five
Black British singer and entertainer
before World War I. She was born in 1870 in London as Josephine Laura Fanny Stear as the daughter of a cab driver and his wife. In 1891, she married the Black
Josephine_Morcashani
Eighteen-carbon straight-chain fatty acid
9 °F) °C and a pKa of 4.50. Its name comes from the Greek word στέαρ "stéar", which means tallow. The salts and esters of stearic acid are called stearates
Stearic_acid
Animal
1038/s41586-021-04018-9. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 8550961. PMID 34671162. Outram, A. K.; Stear, N. A.; Bendrey, R; Olsen, S; Kasparov, A; Zaibert, V; Thorpe, N; Evershed
Horse
Nigerian politician (born 1963)
citizensciencenigeria.org. Retrieved 2025-01-01. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-01. v t e
Abdullahi_Mahmud_Gaya
Nigerian politician
Retrieved 2025-01-06. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Archived from the original on 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-06
Oluwatimehin_Adelegbe
1977 film by George Lucas
MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler and Derek Ball Won Best Visual Effects John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune and Robert Blalack Won Special
Star_Wars_(film)
Nigerian politician
Nigeria". www.constrack.ng. Retrieved 2025-01-04. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-04. v t e
Mustapha_Bala_Dawaki
Nigerian politician (born 1983)
data 2019 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 31 May 2025. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved
Tope_Olarinoye_Olayonu
2025 film by James Cameron
Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard
Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
Nigerian politician and quantity surveyor
Representatives from 2019 to 2023. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-06.[dead link] "Citizen Science Nigeria"
Obua_Azibapu_Fred
2000 American film
Nick Efteriades, starring Rick Stear, Ed Setrakian, Joseph D'Onofrio, Paige Turco and Geraldine LiBrandi. Rick Stear as Alex Ed Setrakian as Demos Joseph
Astoria_(film)
1965 James Bond spy film by Terence Young
in North America when adjusted for ticket price inflation. In 1966, John Stears won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and BAFTA nominated production
Thunderball_(film)
Skeptic organisation
John Stear, a retired civil servant. The website contains links, essays and other postings that rebut creationist arguments against evolution. Stear states
Australian_Skeptics
Political philosophy and movement
Press. Franks, Benjamin (August 2013). "Anarchism". In Freeden, Michael; Stears, Marc (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. Oxford University
Anarchism
Nigerian politician
state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2024-12-13. News, Katsina City. "Works, Achievements
Abubakar_Yahaya_Kusada
Robot character from Star Wars
R2-D2 was designed in artwork by Ralph McQuarrie, co-developed by John Stears and built by Peteric Engineering. The revised Empire Strikes Back droids
R2-D2
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal
Military offices Preceded by Sir Michael Stear Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group 1987–1989 Succeeded by Sir William Wratten Preceded by Sir Anthony
Roger_Palin
Australian educator (c.1831–1916)
Joseph Stear Carlyon Cole (c. 1831 – 15 October 1916) was an educator in South Australia, the founder of Stanley Grammar School in Watervale, South Australia
Joseph_S._Cole
2013 American film
as Sheldon "Snake" Geise Nicole Dickson as Dr. Margaret Adams Demetrius Stear as Lieutenant Wexler Larry Gamell Jr. as Smith William Shannon Williams
Atlantic_Rim_(film)
Characters in the 1977–1983 movie trilogy
and pyrotechnic effect after being shot were designed and built by John Stears.[citation needed] Linguist Larry Ward performed the voice in a simplified
List of Star Wars original trilogy characters
List_of_Star_Wars_original_trilogy_characters
Nigerian politician
state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2024-12-10. Daramola, Ayomikunle (2023-03-02)
Moses_Fayinka
Nigerian politician
citizensciencenigeria.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-05. v t e
Sani_Mohammed_Aliyu_Rano
Fermented dairy product made of mare milk
mongolfood.info. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Outram, A. K.; Stear, N. A.; Bendrey, R.; Olsen, S.; Kasparov, A.; Zaibert, V.; Thorpe, N.; Evershed
Kumis
Nigerian politician and lawyer
state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2023-06-18. "Royal Fathers". Thisday Ltd. 3 April
Aliyu_Wakili_Boya
Political ideology within the socialist movement
Jackson, Ben (15 August 2013). "Social democracy". In Freeden, Michael; Stears, Marc (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. Oxford University
Social_democracy
Nigerian politician (born 1973)
"Adamawa state Senatorial district election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". stears.co. Retrieved 2023-06-18. Omogbolagun, Tope (2023-08-08). "FULL
Abbas_Aminu_Iya
American filmmaker (born 1948)
Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard
John_Carpenter
2017 American film
survive. Sara Malakul Lane - Amber Stardust Richard Grieco - Dale Demetrius Stear - DJ Speed Lauren Parkinson - Cat Sloane Nicole Sterling - Natalia Midnight
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!
Halloween_Pussy_Trap_Kill!_Kill!
Tall African hoofed mammal
8402L. doi:10.1002/ece3.2561. PMC 5167056. PMID 28031792. Schmitt, M. H.; Stears, K.; Shrader, A. M. (2016). "Zebra reduce predation risk in mixed-species
Giraffe
Effects (now Sound Editing) in Goldfinger (at the 37th Awards); to John Stears for Visual Effects in Thunderball (at the 38th Awards); to Per Hallberg
List_of_James_Bond_films
Nigerian politician (born 1981)
state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-01-29
Terseer_Ugbor
Political philosophy
Post-Marxism Social democracy Socialism Michael Freeden, Lyman Tower Sargent, Marc Stears, ed. (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. Oxford University
Marxism
UK political pressure group
Oxford London Seminars, 2010–2011 is a collection of articles by Glasman, Stears and Jonathan Rutherford along with commentaries by many leading Labour figures
Blue_Labour
Nigerian politician
state House of Representatives election results and data 2019 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-04. "National Assembly | Federal Republic
Asuquo_Effiong
2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 14 March 2026. "Edo state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections"
2023 Nigerian presidential election in Edo State
2023_Nigerian_presidential_election_in_Edo_State
Upcoming American drama film
Harvey Screenplay by Aaron Harvey Jonathan Croom Produced by Demetrius Stear Aaron Harvey Colin Bates Kevin Greene Starring Theo Rossi Ron Perlman Kate
Come_with_Me_(film)
2005 American film
Catchadourian had been using Luke out of desperation to get his male form (Rick Stear) back, resulting in Luke being stuck as Luca. Catchadourian advises her
Zerophilia
Daqm, #oma; De Vynck, Jan C.; Dixon, Mark G.; Kunta, Steve; Nǂamce, /uce; Stear, Willo M.; Thompson, Clive R.; Venter, Jan A. (2026). "An update on Pleistocene
2026_in_reptile_paleontology
Nigerian politician
Retrieved 2025-01-07. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-07. Enoch, Raymond. "HON. DANLADI BAIDO
Danladi_Baido
Breed of sheep
2011. Mugambi, JM; S.W Wanyangu; R.K Bain; M.O Owango; J.L Duncan; M.J Stear (November 1996). "Response of dorper and red Maasai lambs to trickle Haemonchus
Red_Maasai_sheep
Central senatorial seat". Premium Times. Retrieved 16 March 2019. Admin. "House of Representatives Election Results". Stear. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2019 Nigerian National Assembly election in Lagos State
2019_Nigerian_National_Assembly_election_in_Lagos_State
Fictional character from the James Bond film series
Co. The hat was then adapted by inserting a chakram into the brim. John Stears was responsible for making the hat fly. After Goldfinger, the hat came into
Oddjob
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
track". Former ALP staffer Tim Soutphommasane and progressive activist Marc Stears criticised the government's management of the vaccine rollout in June 2021
Scott_Morrison
1970 British film by Val Guest
psychedelically bizarre sci-fi content (cue expensive effects work from John Stears) is no more important to the pop musical hijinx than, say, the space ambassador
Toomorrow_(film)
Nigerian politician (born 1971)
"Adamawa state Governorship election results and data 2015 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 21 June 2023. TVCN (10 October 2018). "Senate
Aishatu_Dahiru_Ahmed
Extinct subspecies of equines
21. doi:10.3390/ani8020021. PMC 5836029. PMID 29389896. Outram, Alan K.; Stear, Natalie A.; Bendrey, Robin; Olsen, Sandra; Kasparov, Alexei; Zaibert, Victor;
Tarpan
Political philosophy based on liberty
" ISBN 978-0853451754. Gamble, Andrew (August 2013). Freeden, Michael; Stears, Marc (eds.). "Economic Libertarianism". The Oxford Handbook of Political
Libertarianism
Former Royal Air Force operations group
1986 Air Marshal Sir Barry Duxbury 25 October 1989 Air Marshal Sir Michael Stear 1 May 1992 Air Marshal Sir John Harris Unit had a nuclear strike role and
No._18_Group_RAF
Proposal for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Phasawit (2022-11-25). "Could ASEAN Actually Get a New Official Language?". STEAR. Retrieved 2025-09-21. Bernama (2017-11-25). "Make Malay official language
Secondary_language_of_ASEAN
Grade II listed house in Buckinghamshire, England
by British two-time Academy Award winning special effects director John Stears in the 1980s. It was then bought by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne in 1993.. Sharon
Welders_House
2016 horror film directed by Jared Cohn
Getman as Dustin "Dusty" Taylor Carr as Rita Ashley Doris as Jenny Demetrius Stear as Tommy Baker Chase Powell as Ramiro Kevin Ragsdale as Lance Kali Cook
Little_Dead_Rotting_Hood
Nigerian government agency
Wikisource. "Understanding Federal Character Principle in Nigeria". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2024-11-29. Nwafor (2020-06-02). "Senate confirms Dankaka
Federal_Character_Commission
American filmmaker (born 1947)
(50th): for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars (1977), shared with John Stears, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack 2005 (77th): for Best
John_Dykstra
2023. Famoroti, Michael (7 February 2023). "Stears' poll predicts who will be Nigeria's next president". Stears. Retrieved 25 February 2023. Adedokun, Theophilus
2023 Nigerian presidential election
2023_Nigerian_presidential_election
1964 spy film by Guy Hamilton
the original could be easily copied by viewers. Adam and engineer John Stears overhauled the prototype of the Aston Martin DB5 coupe, installing these
Goldfinger_(film)
Political philosophy based on tradition
University Press. p. 218.[ISBN missing][date missing] Freeden, Sargent & Stears 2013, pp. 294–297. Kater, Michael H. (2008). Never Sang for Hitler: The
Conservatism
Nigerian politician and engineer
state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2023-11-13. "INEC- IREV". inecelectionresults
Festus_Ayodele_Adefiranye
Council election in England
was led by David Kearns, who was replaced after the election by Martin Stears. The overall results were as follows: The results for each ward were as
2008 North Hertfordshire District Council election
2008_North_Hertfordshire_District_Council_election
Nigerian politician
(PDF). INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-06. v t e
Nsikak_Ekong
American prelate
COADJUTOR; Episcopal Delegates Elect Boston Rector to Serve as Aide to Bishop Stearly. EARLIER VOTE DEADLOCKED Head of Diocese Says Wave of Crime Makes It Difficult
Benjamin_M._Washburn
US film and television awards ceremony
Carlo Rambaldi – Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Dykstra and John Stears – Star Wars Ray Harryhausen – Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Douglas Trumbull
5th_Saturn_Awards
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
±% Conservative Harry Greenway 24,898 49.7 −6.3 Labour Co-op Martin J. Stears 18,932 37.8 +10.0 Liberal Democrats Peter C. D. Hankinson 5,247 10.5 −4
Ealing_North
Footwear
G.; Cawthra, Hayley C.; De Vynck, Jan C.; Dixon, Mark G.; Rust, Renée; Stear, Willo; Van Tonder, Monique; Zipfel, Bernhard (2023). "Possible shod-hominin
Shoe
Canadian visual effects artist
Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard
Stephen James (visual effects artist)
Stephen_James_(visual_effects_artist)
Nigerian businessman and politician
state Senatorial district election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2023-12-28. Sulaiman (2023-07-24). "Kotun Koli
Abdussalam_Abdulkarim_Zaura
national poll) 27 January 2023 N/A 19.3% 4.5% 57.9% 12.9% 2.0 3.5% – – Stears January 2023 500 17% 5% 20% 11% – 40% SBM Intelligence for EiE (Kano crosstabs
2023 Nigerian presidential election in Kano State
2023_Nigerian_presidential_election_in_Kano_State
Nigerian politician and public servant
House of Representatives. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-06. "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria
Steve_Sinikiem_Azaiki
Nigerian politician (born 1976)
Retrieved 2024-12-09. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-07-09. "*RT HONOURABLE BARRISTER KENNEDY
Chidozie_Kennedy_Ibeh
Grand tourer produced by Aston Martin (1963–1965)
Stears modified a DB5 for use by James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Author Ian Fleming had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel, but Stears
Aston_Martin_DB5
American film director, special effects designer (1942–2022)
Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard
Douglas_Trumbull
Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects
Hamilton Luske 7 Faces of Dr. Lao Jim Danforth 1965 (38th) Thunderball John Stears The Greatest Story Ever Told Joseph McMillan Johnson 1966 (39th) Fantastic
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects
Welsh visual effects supervisor
Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard
Tim_Webber
Benue's delegation in Nigeria's National Assembly
state House of Representatives election results and data 2023 – Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Official Website – National Assembly House of Representatives
Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Benue
Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Benue
2015 American film
David Gere as Don Steve Hanks as Troy Richard Switzer as Joel Demetrius Stear as Ryan Remington Moses as Stephanie The film was shot in February 2014
Buddy_Hutchins
Species of fish
ISBN 978-1-934874-50-9, retrieved 2024-08-12 Love Stowell; Metcalf; Markle; Stearly (2018), "Species Conceptualization and Delimitation: A Framework for the
Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout
Rocky_Mountain_cutthroat_trout
Sports car endurance race
Ginther Johnny von Neumann Ferrari 250 TR 168 Gearbox 15th 72 S2.0 Luke Stear Bob Harris Mike Norris A. C. Car Ltd AC Ace 168 16th 39 S2.0 Fred Fuller
1958_12_Hours_of_Sebring
Type of vehicle in the Star Wars universe
sandcrawler was shipped from England and took special effects expert John Stears and his crew four days to move it 50 kilometres (30 miles) into the Tunisian
Sandcrawler
1963 James Bond film by Terence Young
Daniela Bianchi, Dana Broccoli, Syd Cain, Sean Connery, Peter Hunt, John Stears, Norman Wanstall (2000). Inside From Russia with Love (DVD). MGM Home Entertainment
From_Russia_with_Love_(film)
Nigerian politician
Investigation, Factcheck, Covid-19. Retrieved 2025-01-06. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-06. v t e
Bala_Kokani
Annual poetry competition in London
McNish Deanna Rodger Harry Baker Robin Lamboll Tom Gill Stephanie Chan Sven Stears Farrago Poetry has been recognised in media and academic literature as a
Farrago Poetry Slam Championship
Farrago_Poetry_Slam_Championship
Nigerian politician (born 1971)
state Senatorial district election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 30 December 2024. "Eze Kenneth Emeka". Current
Eze_Kenneth_Emeka
Polish-born British activist (1934–2026)
nitty-gritty grassroots politics from Marion too," according to Dr. Marc Stears, politics fellow at the University of Oxford. Friends stated that the contest
Marion_Kozak
Biological process
from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2019-08-09. Chagin, Vadim O.; Stear, Jeffrey H.; Cardoso, M. Cristina (April 2010). "Organization of DNA replication"
DNA_replication
Nigerian politician
state House of Representatives election results and data 2015 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-22. "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria
Akinloye_Babajide
Nigerian politician
Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-01-07. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". Stears Elections. Retrieved 2025-01-07. "Citizen Science Nigeria". Citizen
Ado_Sani_Kiri
Nigerian Politician
Retrieved 2025-01-08. "undefined candidate data for 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 2025-01-08. "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria
Muhammed_Kareem_Musa
Fictional sword
special effects that brought the blade to life on screen were made by John Stears. The full-sized sword props were designed to appear ignited onscreen, by
Lightsaber
American visual effects artist (born 1940)
Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard
Richard_Edlund
STEAR
STEAR
Boy/Male
German
Star
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Stern 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Stern 2.In 1646 Charles Stearns was admitted as a freeman of Watertown, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Steer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who was responsible for tending cattle, from Middle English steer ‘bullock’ + man ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stearman.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Sternman, elaborated form of Stern.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Steer.
Boy/Male
English
Austere.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Severe.
STEAR
STEAR
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Which can Not Break
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Fashioner (Allah)
Boy/Male
Arabic
Ox.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Abie, ABEY means "father of a multitude."
Boy/Male
Indian
Good Luck
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Brightness of the Sun
Girl/Female
Hindu
First
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Gift
Boy/Male
Irish
Blond.
Boy/Male
Indian
Intelligent, Courteous
STEAR
STEAR
STEAR
STEAR
STEAR
n.
The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.
n.
The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate.
n.
An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acetylene series, isologous with stearis acid, and obtained, as a white crystalline substance, from oleic acid.
n.
One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.
n.
See Stearin.
n.
seborrhea.
n.
A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not.
n.
A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.
n.
One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate.
n.
A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the skin; stearrhea.
n.
A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates.
n.
The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts.
n.
A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl tripalmitate.
a.
Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow.
n.
A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.
n.
The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; -- contrasted with elaeoptene.
n.
Any one of several species of California sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador Stearnsi, which is an excellent market fish, and the red roncador (Corvina, / Johnius, saturna).