CETYL ALCOHOL


Meaning of CETYL ALCOHOL in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cet- (from Latin cetus whale) + -yl; from its occurrence in spermaceti Date: 1863 a waxy crystalline alcohol C 16 H 34 O obtained by the saponification of spermaceti or the hydrogenation of palmitic acid and used especially in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations and in making detergents

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