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cerolein

cerolein noun: a wax obtained from beeswax by extracting with hot alcohol.

Noun

cerolein (plural ceroleins)

  1. A wax obtained from beeswax by extracting with hot alcohol

Forms of cerolein

pluralceroleins

Origin of cerolein

From cero- + olein.

Questions about cerolein

What does cerolein mean?
Cerolein means a wax obtained from beeswax by extracting with hot alcohol.
What part of speech is cerolein?
Cerolein is a noun.
What is the plural of cerolein?
The plural of cerolein is ceroleins.

Words near cerolein in the dictionary

  1. cerographs
  2. cerography
  3. ceroid
  4. ceroidosis
  5. ceroids
  6. cerolein
  7. ceroleins
  8. cerolite
  9. ceroma
  10. ceromancy
  11. ceromata

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