- cerotic acid
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C26H52O2, usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax. Also called cerinic acid, hexacosanoic acid.[1860-65]
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Cerotic acid — IUPAC name Hexacosanoic acid Identifiers … Wikipedia
cerotic acid — noun a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) • Syn: ↑hexacosanoic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid • Substance Holonyms: ↑beeswax * * * sə̇ˈrōd.ik, räd. noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
cerotic acid — noun A long chain saturated fatty acid, CH(CH)COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax. Syn: hexacosanoic acid … Wiktionary
cerotic acid — ce·ro·tic acid sə .rōt ik , .rät n a solid fatty acid C26H52O2 occurring in waxes (as beeswax) and some fats … Medical dictionary
cerotic acid — /sərɒtɪk ˈæsəd/ (say suhrotik asuhd) noun the monobasic fatty acid, C26H53COOH, of beeswax. {Greek kērōton waxed + ic} …
Cerotic — Ce*rot ic, a. [See {Cerotene}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as, cerotic acid or alcohol. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cerotic — /si rot ik, roh tik/, adj. of or derived from cerotic acid. [1840 50; < L cerot(um) wax salve ( < Gk kerotón, n. use of neut. of kerotós waxed, v. adj. of keroûn to wax, v. deriv. of kerós wax) + IC] * * * … Universalium
cerotic — adjective Of or pertaining to cerotic acid or its derivatives … Wiktionary
cerotic — /si rot ik, roh tik/, adj. of or derived from cerotic acid. [1840 50; < L cerot(um) wax salve ( < Gk kerotón, n. use of neut. of kerotós waxed, v. adj. of keroûn to wax, v. deriv. of kerós wax) + IC] … Useful english dictionary
cerotic — adj. pertaining to an acid found in beeswax (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
