cerotic

[ si-rot-ik, -roh-tik ]

adjective

1. of or derived from cerotic acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerotic¹

1840–50; < Latin cērōt ( um ) wax salve (< Greek kērōtón, noun use of neuter of kērōtós waxed, verbal adjective of kēroûn to wax, verbal derivative of kērós wax) + -ic