suer

[Eng. su(e); -er.] One who sues; a suitor. su-es-si-a, s. [Named after M. Sue , a French naturalist.] Palæont .: A sub-genus of Spirifera, (q. v.) with two species, from the Upper Lias of Normandy. su-ět, *sew-et, s . [O. Fr. seu, suis, suif (Fr. suif ), with dim in. suff.- et ; from Lat. sebum , sevum =tallow, suet, grease; Sp.sebo ; Ital. sevo .] Chem., .: The solid fat deposited round the loins and kidneys of the ox or sheep, the latter being the more solid, and containing more stearin than beef fat, but le palm at in. Both contain a little olein. When rendered down it forms tallow (q.v.). Chopped suet is used in cooking for making boiled puddings, and for various other purposes, as stuffing, . Mutton fat melts at 50°, and beef fat at 47°. If melted and put over potted meat, it excludes the air and retards decay. It has been em. ployed by botanists to preserve the fleshy fungi by permeating their pores. In pharmacy it is employed as an emollient in the preparation of certain ointments and plasters, or as an addition to poultices.