Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., an organic radical (C27H55) found in combination in beeswax.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.
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- noun chemistry A
radical , C27H55, supposed to exist in severalcompounds obtained fromwaxes .
Etymologies
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Latin cera wax + -yl.
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Examples
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_ -- Unsaponifiable matter may consist of cholesterol, phytosterol, solid alcohols (cetyl and ceryl alcohols), or hydrocarbons (mineral oil).
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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