cetylic alcohol

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cetylic \Ce*tyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.
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   {Cetylic alcohol} (Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid,
      obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with
      ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also {cetyl
      alcohol}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ethal \eth"al\, n. [Ether + alcohol: cf. F. ['e]thal.] (Chem.)
   A white waxy solid, {C16H33.OH}; -- called also {cetyl
   alcohol} and {cetylic alcohol}. See {Cetylic alcohol}, under
   {Cetylic}.
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