Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cetylic 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butyl alcohol — bu′tyl al′cohol n. chem. any of four flammable isomeric liquid alcohols having the formula C4H9Oused as solvents and in organic synthesis Also called butanol • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
cetyl alcohol — ce′tyl al′cohol [[t]ˈsit l[/t]] n. chem. a white crystalline water insoluble solid, C16H34O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals • Etymology: 1870–75; < Lcēt(us)whale; from its being found in spermaceti … From formal English to slang
cetylalcohol — ce·tyl alcohol (sētʹl) n. A waxy alcohol, C15H33OH, used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. [Latin cētus, whale; see Cetus + yl.] * * * … Universalium
butyl — CH3(CH2)3 ; a radical of n butane. b. alcohol several isomeric forms are known: primary b. alcohol, 1 butanol, propylcarbinol, the b. alcohol of fermentation; isobutyl alcohol, isopropylcarbinol, 2 methyl … Medical dictionary
cetyl — The univalent radical C16H33 of c. alcohol. c. alcohol the 16 carbon alcohol corresponding to palmitic acid, so called because it is isolated from among the hydrolysis products of spermaceti; it is used as an emulsifying aid and in the… … Medical dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poly — poly·acrylate; poly·acrylic; poly·acrylonitrile; poly·act; poly·actinal; poly·adel·phia; poly·adel·phous; poly·allel; poly·alphabetic; poly·amide; poly·amine; poly·an·dria; poly·an·dric; poly·an·drist; poly·an·dri·um; poly·an·drous; poly·an·dry;… … English syllables
Heptylic — Hep*tyl ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. {[OE]nanthylic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
