Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A solid hydrocarbon, C27H54, obtained by the distillation of Chinese wax. It melts at 57–58° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.
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- noun organic chemistry A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the
distillation ofcerotin .
Etymologies
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Latin cerotum a pomade. See cerate.
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