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stearic (medicine)


stearic
<physiology> Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow.

<chemistry> Stearic acid, 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.

Origin: Cf. F. Stearique.

Source: Websters Dictionary


calumniate (iou)



calumniate verb. M16.
[Latin calumniat- pa. ppl stem of calumniari, formed as CALUMNY noun: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Slander, defame, make false charges against. M16.
verb intrans. Utter calumnies. E17-E18.
calumni'ation noun (a) the action of calumniating; (b) a calumny: M16.
calumniator noun a slanderer, a false accuser M16.
calumniatory adjective slanderous E17.