cerotic acid

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C 26 H 52 O 2 , usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax.

cerotic acid

/ sɪˈrɒtɪk /

noun

1. another name (not in technical usage) for hexacosanoic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerotic acid¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

They are extremely complex in composition, the former consisting principally of an acid similar to the fatty acids, called cerotic acid, and containing C54H54O4.

From Project Gutenberg

To avoid this, the quantity of alkali required to saponify the myricine is first ascertained, and then that required to saturate the free cerotic acid.

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