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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various alcohols derived from plant or animal oils and fats and used in plastics and pharmaceuticals.
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- noun organic chemistry Any of a group of long-chain
aliphatic alcohols , found in nature esterified withfatty acids in the form ofwaxes .
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