Stearic acid is a long-chain fatty acid. It occurs in a variety of natural sources, including shea butter and coconut oil. Products containing stearic acid may be beneficial for the skin. Multiple ...

CRYSTALS of fatty acids and similar long chain compounds are difficult to obtain in sizes large enough to give good “single crystal” X-ray photographs. Mr. W. B. Saville has succeeded in growing ...

BRUMMAGE 1 has recently questioned my conclusions 2 on the structure of molecular films of stearic acid on copper. The criticism was based mainly on the observation that almost all long-chain ...

Stearic acid, formally octadecanoic acid, is a fatty acid that is present as a component of triglyceride esters in many natural sources. It occurs most widely in animal fats and products made from ...