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cerotic acid

noun
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C26H52O2, usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax.

Origin of cerotic acid

First recorded in 1860–65
Also called cerinic acid, hexacosanoic acid.
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British Dictionary definitions for cerotic acid

cerotic acid

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