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cetostearyl

cetostearyl noun: a mixture of cetyl and stearyl.

Noun

cetostearyl (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of cetyl and stearyl
    • Simple ointment base was prepared according to the British Pharmacopoeia [ 24 ] using hard paraffin, cetostearyl alcohol, white soft paraffin and wool fat.2015 August 18, Michael Gebrehiwot et al., “Evaluation of the wound healing property of Commiphora guidottii Chiov. ex. Guid.”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI

Synonyms of cetostearyl

Questions about cetostearyl

What does cetostearyl mean?
Cetostearyl means a mixture of cetyl and stearyl.
What part of speech is cetostearyl?
Cetostearyl is a noun.

Words near cetostearyl in the dictionary

  1. cetopsid
  2. cetopsids
  3. cetopsine
  4. cetorhinid
  5. cetorhinids
  6. cetostearyl
  7. cetothere
  8. cetotheres
  9. cetotheriid
  10. cetotheriids
  11. CETP

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