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cerotic acid
noun
- a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C 26 H 52 O 2 , usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax.
cerotic acid
/ ²õɪˈ°ùÉ’³Ùɪ°ì /
noun
- another name (not in technical usage) for hexacosanoic acid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cerotic acid1
First recorded in 1860–65
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They are extremely complex in composition, the former consisting principally of an acid similar to the fatty acids, called cerotic acid, and containing C54H54O4.
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To avoid this, the quantity of alkali required to saponify the myricine is first ascertained, and then that required to saturate the free cerotic acid.
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