another name (not in technical usage) for hexacosanoic acid
cerotic acid in American English
noun
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, odorless wax, C26H52O2, usually obtained from beeswax or carnauba wax
Also called: cerinic acid, hexacosanoic acid
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, calibrate, mutualism, prep, raider