Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. solvent
7. [solvent by composition or origin]
8. oxygenated solvent
9. ester

Anotations

Scope note:

A white, crystalline substance, glyceryl stearate, (C18H35 O2)3C3H5, found in the solid portion of most animal and vegetable fats and used in soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, etc. It is a glyceril ester of stearic acid.