cerotene

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noun

A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.

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Meanings

nouncerotene (usually uncountable, plural cerotenes)

plural cerotenes

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.

Origin

  1. Latincerotum“a pomade”
  2. Englishcerotene

From Latin cerotum (“a pomade”). See cerate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ceterone
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“cerotene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerotene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerotene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerotene.

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