Stearate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stearate \Ste"a*rate\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[asl]t), n. (Chem.)
     A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of
     sodium or potassium stearates.
     [1913 Webster]