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cerotic acid

noun

  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C 26 H 52 O 2 , usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax.


cerotic acid

/ sɪˈrɒtɪk /

noun

  1. another name (not in technical usage) for hexacosanoic acid


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerotic acid1

First recorded in 1860–65

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