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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.
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 .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) The univalent hexadecyl radical C 16 H 33 - present in many waxes