Etymology

ceryl

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Today it means: A radical, C₂₇H₅₅, supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from waxes. Full definition →

Latin cera
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcera“wax”
  2. English todayceryl

From Latin cera (“wax”) + -yl.

Words from the same roots

Latincera all →

cereadipocereadipocireceraceouscercouscereclothcero-cerosinincerativeonocerin

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