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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cetyl

· Ce·tyl · IPA
01 n. A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from s…
  1. 1.
    A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti.(Chem.)