cerotic
[ si-rot-ik, -roh-tik ]
/ sɪˈrɒt ɪk, -ˈroʊ tɪk /
adjective
of or derived from cerotic acid.
Origin of cerotic
1840–50; < Latin
cērōt(um) wax salve (< Greek
kērōtón, noun use of neuter of
kērōtós waxed, verbal adjective of
kēroûn to wax, verbal derivative of
kērós wax) +
-ic
Words nearby cerotic
cerography,
ceroid lipofuscinosis,
ceropegia,
ceroplastic,
ceroplastics,
cerotic,
cerotic acid,
cerotype,
cerous,
cerrado,
cerredo