CERESIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ceresin mean? 

• CERESIN (noun)
  The noun CERESIN has 1 sense:

1. a white wax extracted from ozokerite

  Familiarity information: CERESIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERESIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white wax extracted from ozokerite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ceresin" is a kind of...):

wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)

 Context examples 

The original ointment also contained mineral oil, ceresin, lanolin alcohol.

(Petrolatum-Mineral Oil-Lanolin-Ceresin Ointment, NCI Thesaurus)

A petrolatum-based ointment absorbed by dry and moist skin, petrolatum-mineral oil-lanolin-ceresin ointment is non-comedogenic, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing.

(Petrolatum-Mineral Oil-Lanolin-Ceresin Ointment, NCI Thesaurus)