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{
"cetyl alcohol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a waxy crystalline alcohol C 16 H 34 O obtained by the saponification of spermaceti or the hydrogenation of palmitic acid and used especially in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations and in making detergents":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-t\u1d4al-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fatty alcohols, like cetyl alcohol , do just the opposite. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 17 July 2021",
"But fear not, cetyl alcohol is nothing of the sort. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 17 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary cet- (from Latin cetus whale) + -yl ; from its occurrence in spermaceti":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161712"
},
"Cetus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an equatorial constellation south of Pisces and Aries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-t\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin (genitive Ceti ), literally, whale":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1675, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183134"
},
"cetraric acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bitter crystalline acid that is obtained from lichens (especially Cetraria islandica )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary cetrar- (from New Latin Cetraria ) + -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060410"
}
}