noun
- a white crystalline fat that is the main component of many animal and vegetable fats, especially tallow and cocoa butter
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry
Examples
- Tristearin is commonly found in beef tallow and mutton fat.
- The chocolate’s texture comes partly from the tristearin in cocoa butter.
- Researchers analyzed the tristearin content in various animal fats.
- Tristearin has a higher melting point than many other fats.
- The soap manufacturer used tristearin as a hardening agent.
- Pure tristearin appears as white, waxy crystals at room temperature.