ceroticacid

ce·ro·tic acid (sə-rōʹtĭk, -rŏtʹĭk) n.

A fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, occurring in waxes, such as beeswax or carnauba wax.

  [From Latin cērōtum, wax plaster, from Greek kērōton, from neuter of kēroun, to wax, from kēros, wax.]

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