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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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(Chem.)

A white crystalline substance,

C27H55.OH

, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the paraffin series; – called also

cerotic alcohol

ceryl alcohol

cerotin ‎(uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance, C₂₇H₅₅.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.