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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ce•tin n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrya white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C₃₂H₆₄O₂, obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps. Also called ce′tyl pal′mitate.

cet- + -in²

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