'C27H55OH' definitions:

Definition of 'C27H55OH'

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Cerotin \Cer"o*tin\, n. [See Cerotene.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also cerotic alcohol, ceryl alcohol. [1913 Webster]