The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cetylic \Ce*tyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.
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Cetylic alcohol (Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid,
obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with
ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also cetyl
alcohol.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ethal \eth"al\, n. [Ether + alcohol: cf. F. ['e]thal.] (Chem.)
A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; -- called also cetyl
alcohol and cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under
Cetylic.
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