Stethal

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

  Stethal \Steth"al\, n. [Stearic + ethal.] (Chem.)
     One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous
     with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt
     of stearic acid in spermaceti.
     [1913 Webster]