| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Cetyl" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, noun. [Greek expression whale -yl.]. (references) |
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| Cetyl alcohol | Cetyl alcohol, also known as 1-hexadecanol and palmityl alcohol, is a solid organic compound and a member of the alcohol class of compounds. Its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)15OH. At room temperature, cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes. It belongs to the group of fatty alcohols. (references) | ||
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| Cetyl alcohol | Chemistry | 1: N-Hexadecyl alcohol. It is a white, waxy, crystalline like solid, generally available in flake or powder form, and is relatively tasteless and odorless. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: Mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols obtained from spermaceti and sperm oil. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
| 3: N-Hexadecyl alcohol. It is a white, waxy, crystalline like solid, generally available in flake or powder form, and is relatively tasteless and odourless. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
| Cetyl alcohol | Geology | A waxy alcohol [CH | |
| Cetyl lactate | Geology | A waxy solid (C | |
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| Cetyl alcohol | 10 | Cetyl alcohol | 10 | |
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| Brazilian Portuguese | cetila (cetyl). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 鲸蜡基 (cetyl), 十六 基 (cetyl). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 鯨蠟基 (cetyl), 十六 基 (cetyl). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Cetylradikal (cetyl), Cetyl (cetyl). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | cétyle (cetyl). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | cétyle (cetyl). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Cetylradikal (cetyl), Cetyl (cetyl). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Cetylradikal (cetyl), Cetyl (cetyl). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Cetylradikal (cetyl), Cetyl (cetyl). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | セタノール (Cetyl alcohol). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | cetila (cetyl). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | cétilo (cetyl). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, cetyl. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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