English Explanatory Dictionary

cerotene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.

Word forms

cerotene cerotenes

Etymology

From Latin cerotum (“a pomade”). See cerate.

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