Stearone

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

  Stearone \Ste"a*rone\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[=o]n), n. (Chem.)
     The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline
     substance, ({C17H35)2.CO}, by the distillation of calcium
     stearate.
     [1913 Webster]