Steaning
Stean″ing, n. See Steening.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Steapsin
Ste‐ap″sin (stē̍‐ăp″sĭn), n.(Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice. It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.
Stearate
Ste″a‐rate (stē″ȧ‐rā̍t), n.(Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates.
Stearic
Ste‐ar″ic (stē̍‐ăr″ĭk), a. [Cf. F. stéarique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow.Stearic acid(Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid...
Stearin
Ste″a‐rin (stē″ȧ‐rĭn), n. [Gr. στέαρ tallow, suet: cf. F. stéarine.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of ca...
Stearolic
Ste′a‐rol″ic (–rŏl″ĭk), a. [Stearic + oleic + -ic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acetylene series, isologous with stearic acid, and obtained, as a w...
Stearone
Ste″a‐rone (stē″ȧ‐rōn), n.(Chem.) The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate.
Stearoptene
Ste′a‐rop″tene (–rŏp″tēn), n. [Stearic + -optene as in elæoptene.] (Chem.) The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; — contrasted with elæoptene.
Stearrhea
‖Ste′ar‐rhe″a (stē′ar‐rē″ȧ), n. [NL., from Gr. στέαρ tallow + ρεἱ̑ν to flow.] (Med.) Seborrhea.
Stearyl
Ste″a‐ryl (stē″ȧ‐rĭl), n. [Stearic + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.
Steatite
Ste″a‐tite (–tīt), n. [Gr. στέαρ, στέατοσ, fat, tallow: cf. F. stéatite.] (Min.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is qu...
Steatitic
Ste′a‐tit″ic (–tĭt″ĭk), a.(Min.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, steatite; containing or resembling steatite.
Steatoma
‖Ste′a‐to″ma (–tō″mȧ), n. [L., fr. Gr. στεάτωμα, fr. στεατου̑ν to turn into tallow or suet, fr. στέαρ, -ατοσ, fat, suet.] (Med.) A cyst containing matter like suet.
Steatomatous
Ste′a‐tom″a‐tous (–tŏm″ȧ‐tŭs or –tō″mȧ–; 277), a. [Cf. F. stéatomateux.] (Med.) Of the nature of a steatoma.
Steatopyga
‖Ste′a‐top″y‐ga (–tŏp″ĭ‐gȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. στέαρ, στέατοσ, fat + πυγή the buttocks.] A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially...
Steatopygous
Ste′a‐top″y‐gous (–gŭs), a. Having fat buttocks.Specimens of the steatopygous Abyssinian breed. Burton.
Sted
Sted (stĕd), n., Sted″fast (–fȧst), a., Sted″fast‐ly, adv., etc. See Stead, Steadfast, etc.
Stee
Stee (stē), n. [Cf. G. stiege. √164. See Stair.] A ladder. [Written also stey.]
Steed
Steed (stēd), n. [OE. stede, AS. stēda a stud-horse, war horse, fr. stōd a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, stōð, a stud. √163. See Stud of horses...
Steedless
Steed″less, a. Having no steed; without a horse.
Steek
{ Steek, Steik } (stēk), v. t. [Cf. Stick, v. t.] To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten.
Steel
Steel (stēl), n. [AS. stēl, stȳl, stȳle; akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. stāl, Dan. staal, Sw. stål, Old Prussian stakla.] 1. (Metal.) A variety of iron intermedi...
Steel (2)
Steel (stēl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Steeled (stēld); p. pr. & vb. n.Steeling.] [AS. stȳlan; cf. Icel. stæla. See Steel, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a...
Steelbow goods
Steel″bow′ goods″ (stēl″bou′ go͝odz″). (Scots Law) Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements of husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing tenant,...
Steeler
Steel″er (–ẽr), n. One who points, edges, or covers with steel.
Steeler (2)
Steel″er, n.(Shipbuilding) Same as Stealer.
Steelhead
Steel″head′ (–hĕd′), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A North Pacific salmon (Salmo Gairdneri) found from Northern California to Siberia; — called also hardhead, and preestl.2. (Zoöl.) The ruddy d...