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cetyl

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Latin cetus (“whale”) +‎ -yl.

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cetyl (plural cetyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C16H33- present in many waxes.
    • 1997, David M. Hawcroft, The Basics: Electrophoresis, IRL Press, Oxford University Press, page 30,
      Other detergents are available, including alternative ionic forms (such as the cetyls) for cleaving nucleic acid-protein bonds.

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