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.
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.