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  • noun Plural form of stearate.

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Examples

  • Indeed, I think his numbers – that 10 billion animals are killed yearly for food purposes – leads rational vegans to a place of wanting to do more, and thus avoiding things like whey, stearates, leather goods, wool, and other so-called by-products of that terrible, terrible industry.

    2009 July « paper fruit 2009

  • Indeed, I think his numbers – that 10 billion animals are killed yearly for food purposes – leads rational vegans to a place of wanting to do more, and thus avoiding things like whey, stearates, leather goods, wool, and other so-called by-products of that terrible, terrible industry.

    going vegan, staying vegan « paper fruit 2009

  • Similarly, the stearates contained in animal fats play the same role.

    Chapter 6 1994

  • Aluminium and magnesium stearates as well as zinc stearate may be suitable.

    Chapter 11 1994

  • The durability of limewashes can be improved by adding small amounts of common salts or stearates.

    1. General Information 1985

  • Chemtura is also pushing an 8-12% price increase for its Cleveland-based Ferro cited a "sharp escalation in the cost of tallow, the principal raw material used in the manufacture of metallic stearates" as the reason for its increasing the prices for all dry grades of metallic stearates by 10¢/lb and aqueous stearate dispersions by

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Chemtura is also pushing an 8-12% price increase for its Cleveland-based Ferro cited a "sharp escalation in the cost of tallow, the principal raw material used in the manufacture of metallic stearates" as the reason for its increasing the prices for all dry grades of metallic stearates by 10¢/lb and aqueous stearate dispersions by

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Chemtura is also pushing an 8-12% price increase for its Cleveland-based Ferro cited a "sharp escalation in the cost of tallow, the principal raw material used in the manufacture of metallic stearates" as the reason for its increasing the prices for all dry grades of metallic stearates by 10¢/lb and aqueous stearate dispersions by

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • No, it isn’t unreasonable to buy vegan soap even if your tires are made with stearates.

    2009 July « paper fruit 2009

  • No, it isn’t unreasonable to buy vegan soap even if your tires are made with stearates.

    going vegan, staying vegan « paper fruit 2009

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