cerotic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cerotic
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
Example Sentences
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To avoid this, the quantity of alkali required to saponify the myricine is first ascertained, and then that required to saturate the free cerotic acid.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various
They are extremely complex in composition, the former consisting principally of an acid similar to the fatty acids, called cerotic acid, and containing C54H54O4.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
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