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Definition: CEROTENE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Cerotene" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Cerotene \Cer"o*tene\, noun. [Latin expression cerotum pomade. See Cerate.]. (references)

Definition: CEROTENE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CEROTENE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Cerotene \Cer"o*tene\, noun. [Latin expression cerotum pomade. See Cerate.]. (references)