If left for some time, it deposits an abundance of stearin.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Beef fat, suet, is washed in water, ground to a pulp, and partially melted and strained, the stearin is separated from the filtered liquid and made into soap, and an oily liquid is left.
"An Introduction to Chemical Science"
R.P. Williams
The candle I have in my hand is a stearin candle, made of stearin from tallow in the way I have told you.
"The Chemical History Of A Candle"
Michael Faraday