cerotic acid

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ce·ro·tic acid (s

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A fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, occurring in waxes, such as beeswax or carnauba wax.

[From Latin crtum, wax plaster, from Greek krton, from neuter of kroun, to wax, from kros, wax.]

cerotic acid [sɪˈrɒtɪk]

(Chemistry / 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

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