'Cetyl' definitions:

Definition of 'Cetyl'

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  • Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti. [1913 Webster]

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