\Ste*ar"ic\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]arique.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow;
resembling tallow.
{Stearic acid} (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in
   the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol
   and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69[deg]C.