ceroleinn.
/sɪˈrəʊliːɪn/ Chemistry.
A soft substance containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, obtained by treating beeswax with boiling alcohol.
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1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iii. 210.
1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 793 Cerolein forms about 5 per cent. of wax, and gives to it the appropriate colour and odour.
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