cetyl alcohol

cetyl alcohol
Cetylic Ce*tyl"ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti. [1913 Webster]

{Cetylic alcohol} (Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also {cetyl alcohol}. [1913 Webster]


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  • cetyl alcohol — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cet (from Latin cetus whale) + yl; from its occurrence in spermaceti Date: 1863 a waxy crystalline alcohol C16H34O obtained by the saponification of spermaceti or the hydrogenation of palmitic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cetyl alcohol — noun The waxy aliphatic primary alcohol 1 hexadecanol, used in cosmetics etc …   Wiktionary

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