cerosinn.
/ˈsɪərəsɪn/ Chemistry.
A wax-like substance obtained by scraping the surface of some kinds of sugar cane.
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c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 97/2 A wax-like substance, named cerosine by Dumas, is..obtained from the surface of many species of sugar-cane.
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