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[syn: ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ozocerite \o`zo*ce"rite\ ([=o]`z[-o]*s[=e]"r[imac]t), n. [Gr.
'o`zein to smell + khro`s wax.] (Min.)
A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native
paraffin, and mineral wax.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ozocerite
n 1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs
in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in
making ceresin and candles [syn: ader wax, earth wax,
mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite]