Chemicals and Drugs

Stearates

Salts and esters of the 18-carbon saturated, monocarboxylic acid--stearic acid.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Salts and esters of the 18-carbon saturated, monocarboxylic acid--stearic acid.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Octadecanoate
  • Octadecanoates
  • Stearate

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(75); was see under STEARIC ACIDS 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Stearic Acids (1966-1974)

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  1. D10w.251w.882.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stearates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013228. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013228
  2. Stearates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stearate
  3. Stearates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1905684