ozokerite
noun
ozo·ke·rite ˌō-zō-ˈkir-ˌīt 
variants or less commonly ozocerite
ˌō-zō-ˈsir-ˌīt
: a waxy mineral mixture of hydrocarbons that is colorless or white when pure and often of unpleasant odor and is used especially in making candles and in electrotyping
Word History
Etymology
German Ozokerit, from Greek ozein to smell + kēros wax — more at cerumen
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ozokerite
noun
ozo·ke·rite ˌō-zō-ˈki(ə)r-ˌīt
variants also ozocerite
-ˈsi(ə)r-
: a waxy mineral mixture of hydrocarbons that is colorless or white when pure and often of unpleasant odor and is used especially in making ceresin
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