cerotic acid


noun

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C26H52O2, usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax.

Origin of cerotic acid

First recorded in 1860–65

British Dictionary definitions for cerotic acid

cerotic acid
/ (sɪˈrɒtɪk) /

noun

another name (not in technical usage) for hexacosanoic acid