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cetyl alcohol
ce·tyl al·co·hol
[
st'l álkə hòl
]
noun
Definition:
white solid:
a white waxy solid. Use: manufacture of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, detergents.
[
< Latin
cetus
"whale"; because originally isolated from spermaceti
]
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