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Webster 1913 Edition
Cerin
Ce′rin
,Noun.
[L.
cera
wax + -in
: cf. L. cerinus
wax-colored.] 1.
(Chem.)
A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
Watts.
2.
(Min.)
A variety of the mineral allanite.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cerin
CERIN
,Noun.
1.
A peculiar substance which precipitates on evaporation, from alcohol, which has been digested on grated cork.2.
The part of common wax which dissolves in alcohol.3.
A variety of the mineral allanite.Definition 2024
cerin
cerin
English
Noun
cerin (plural cerins)
- (obsolete) beeswax
- (organic chemistry) A triterpene found in cork.