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cetylic

cetylic adjective: of, pertaining to, or derived from spermaceti.

Adjective

cetylic (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or derived from spermaceti
    • cetylic alcohol
    Synonyms:
    aethalic, ethalic

Synonyms of cetylic

Origin of cetylic

From cetyl + -ic.

Words formed from cetylic

  • cetylic acid
  • cetylic alcohol

Questions about cetylic

What does cetylic mean?
Cetylic means of, pertaining to, or derived from spermaceti.
What part of speech is cetylic?
Cetylic is an adjective.

Words near cetylic in the dictionary

  1. cettiid
  2. Cetus
  3. cetuximab
  4. cetyl
  5. cetyl alcohol
  6. cetylic
  7. cetylpyridinium
  8. cetylpyridinium chloride
  9. cetyls
  10. cetylstearyl
  11. cetyltriethylammonium

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