cerotic acid

ce·ro·tic acid

 (sə-rō′tĭk, -rŏt′ĭk)

n.

A fatty acid, C₂₆H₅₂O₂, occurring in waxes, such as beeswax or carnauba wax.

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[From Latin cērōtum, wax plaster, from Greek kērōton, from neuter of kēroun, to wax, from kēros, wax.]

cerotic acid

(sɪˈrɒtɪk)

n

(Elements & Compounds) another name (not in technical usage) for hexacosanoic acid

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cerotic acid - a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) hexacosanoic acid acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt beeswax - a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs