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cerotin

cerotin noun: a white crystalline substance, C₂₇H₅₅.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.

Noun

cerotin (uncountable)

  1. A white crystalline substance, C₂₇H₅₅.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.

Origin of cerotin

See cerotene.

Questions about cerotin

What does cerotin mean?
Cerotin means a white crystalline substance, C₂₇H₅₅.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.
What part of speech is cerotin?
Cerotin is a noun.

Words near cerotin in the dictionary

  1. cerote
  2. cerotene
  3. cerotenes
  4. cerotic
  5. cerotic acid
  6. cerotin
  7. cerotinic
  8. cerotinic acid
  9. cerotype
  10. cerotypes
  11. cerous

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