| cetyl | The univalent radical C16H33-of cetyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cetyl alcohol | The 16-carbon alcohol corresponding to palmitic acid, so called because it is isolated from among the hydrolysis products of spermaceti; it is used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of "washable" ointment bases. Synonym: 1-hexadecanol, palmityl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cetyl palmitate | C15H31CO-OC16H 31;a wax; the chief constituent of spermaceti. (05 Mar 2000) |