cetin
[ seet-n ]
/ ˈsit n /
noun Biochemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C32H64O2, obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
Also called
cetyl palmitate.
Words nearby cetin
cetane,
cetane number,
cetatea albă,
cete,
ceteris paribus,
cetin,
cetinje,
cetnik,
ceto-,
cetology,
cetrimide