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n. The univalent radical derived from stearic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

"The pickles and peppers have yellow 5 and polysorbate 80, the bread has ten different additives including dough conditioners, DATEM, and sodium stearoyl lactylate, and the turkey contains ten additives as well."