01 a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.
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Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Cetylic alcohol —
a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also cetyl alcohol.