cetyl

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cetus (“whale”) +‎ -yl.

Noun

cetyl (plural cetyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C16H33- present in many waxes
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