CEROTIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cerotic acid mean? 

• CEROTIC ACID (noun)
  The noun CEROTIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)

  Familiarity information: CEROTIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEROTIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cerotic acid; hexacosanoic acid

Hypernyms ("cerotic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Holonyms ("cerotic acid" is a substance of...):

beeswax (a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs)