CETYL ALCOHOL


Meaning of CETYL ALCOHOL in English

noun

: a waxy crystalline solid alcohol C 16 H 33 OH found in the form of palmitate in spermaceti and used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations (as creams and lotions) and in making detergents — called also 1-hexadecanol

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