- cerotic acid
- nouna white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)• Syn: ↑hexacosanoic acid• Hypernyms: ↑acid• Substance Holonyms: ↑beeswax
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\\sə̇ˈrōd.ik, -räd.-\ noun: a solid fatty acid C25H51COOH occurring usually as an ester in most waxes (as Chinese wax, beeswax, montan wax) and some fats* * *
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C26H52O2, usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax. Also called cerinic acid, hexacosanoic acid.[1860-65]* * *
cerotic acid /si-rotˈik asˈid/nounA fatty acid (C26H52O2) found in beeswax and certain fatsORIGIN: Gr kēros wax* * *
cerotic acid,Chemistry. a mixture of two fatty acids found together in beeswax and in carnauba wax. Formulas: C26H52O2 and C27H54O2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.