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Stearic acid (first syllable pronounced either steer or stair) is the saturated fatty acid with an 18 carbon chain and has the IUPAC name octadecanoic acid. It is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is C18H36O2, or CH3(CH2)16COOH. Its name comes from the Greek word st�©ar (genitive: st�©atos), which means tallow. The salts and esters of stearic acid are called stearates.

Properties
Molecular formula C18H36O2
Molar mass 284.48 g molâ??1
Density 0.847 g/cm3 at 70 �°C
Melting point 69.6 �°C, 343 K, 157 �°F

Boiling point 383 �°C, 656 K, 721 �°F

Refractive index (nD) 1.4299