{
  "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"
  }
}