CEROTIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cerotic acid; hexacosanoic acid

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Nouns denoting substances

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)

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