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cerotene

cerotene noun: a white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.

Noun

cerotene (usually uncountable, plural cerotenes)

  1. (usually) A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.

Forms of cerotene

pluralcerotenes

Origin of cerotene

From Latin cerotum (“a pomade”). See cerate.

Questions about cerotene

What does cerotene mean?
Cerotene means a white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.
What part of speech is cerotene?
Cerotene is a noun.
What is the plural of cerotene?
The plural of cerotene is cerotenes.

Words near cerotene in the dictionary

  1. ceroplasty
  2. ceros
  3. cerosin
  4. cerosine
  5. cerote
  6. cerotene
  7. cerotenes
  8. cerotic
  9. cerotic acid
  10. cerotin
  11. cerotinic

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