cetyl
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C- present in many waxes.
Etymology
Derived from Latin cetus (whale).
Origin
Latin
cetus
Gloss
whale
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鯨
Emoji
🐋 🐳
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ammonium English
- cetoleic English
- cetylic English
- cetylstearyl English
- cetyltrimethylammonium English
- stearyl English
- trimethyl English
- cetus Latin
- κῆτος Ancient Greek