Stearone

Ste´a`rone

(stē´å`rōn)
n. 1. (Chem.) The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.