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ce′tyl al′cohol

Chemistrya white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C₁₆H₃₄O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Also, ce•tyl′ic al′cohol Also called ethal.

cet- + -yl (so called because some of its compounds are found in spermaceti) 1870–75

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