English Explanatory Dictionary

stethal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with cetyl alcohol (formerly called ethal), and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.

Word forms

stethal

Etymology

Blend of stearic + ethal.

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