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Definition of cerotic alcohol

cerotic alcohol
Cerotin Cer"o*tin, n. [See Cerotene.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; -- called also cerotic alcohol, ceryl alcohol.

Meaning of cerotic alcohol from wikipedia

- sometimes be simpler than older names, as with ethanol, instead of ethyl alcohol. For relatively simple molecules they can be more easily understood than...
- consist of unesterified diols, long-chain wax acids such as behenic acid, cerotic acid, lignoceric acid or melissic acid and saturated hydrocarbons. Untreated...
- long-chain (30–32 carbons) aliphatic alcohols, with the ratio of triacontanyl palmitate CH3(CH2)29O-CO-(CH2)14CH3 to cerotic acid CH3(CH2)24COOH, the two prin****l...
- byproduct of lignin production. Reduction of lignoceric acid yields lignoceryl alcohol. List of saturated fatty acids Beare-Rogers, J. L.; Dieffenbacher, A.;...
- stains. It consists of myricyl cerotate and small quantities of cerotic acid and myricyl alcohol. After harvesting, the leaves are left upon the field to dry...
- of H2 and higher temperatures, converts fatty acids into fatty alcohols. Fatty alcohols are, however, more easily produced from fatty acid esters. In the...