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___ alcohol (cosmetics emollient)
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cetyl
Word definitions for cetyl in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical, C16H33 , not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) The univalent hexadecyl radical C 16 H 33 - present in many waxes
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
univalent alcohol radical found in spermaceti, beeswax, etc., 1842, from Latin cetus "whale" (see Cetacea ) + -yl .