TRISTEARIN

Colorless crystals or powder; odorless; tasteless. Insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, chloroform, carbon disulfide. Combustible.

Soap, candles, candies, adhesive pastes, metal polishes, waterproofing paper, textile sizes, leather stuffing, manufacture of stearic acid.

ChEBI: Tristearoylglycerol is a triglyceride that is glycerol in which all three hydroxy groups have been formally esterified with stearic acid. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is functionally related to an octadecanoic acid.