cetyl

English

Etymology

Latin cetus (“whale”) +‎ -yl.

Noun

cetyl (plural cetyls)

1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes.
   • 1997, David M. Hawcroft, The Basics: Electrophoresis, IRL Press, Oxford University Press, page 30,

     Other detergents are available, including alternative ionic forms (such as the cetyls) for cleaving nucleic acid-protein bonds.

Derived terms

• cetyl alcohol

See also

• dodecyl
• lauryl
• oleyl
• stearyl

Further reading

• Fatty alcohol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• clyte