geocerite
noun
ge·o·ce·rite
ˌjēōˈsiˌrīt
variants or less commonly geocerain
-ˈsiˌrān
plural -s
: a mineral consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen occurring as a white waxy substance in brown coal
Word History
Etymology
geocerite modification (influenced by -ite) of German geozerain, from geo- ge- + Latin cera wax + German -in; geocerain from German geozerain