Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ozocerite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ozocerite \O`zo*ce"rite\, n. [Gr. 'o`zein to smell + ? wax.]
(Min.)
A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called {native
paraffin}, and {mineral wax}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ozocerite
n : a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs
in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in
making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax},
{mineral wax}, {ozokerite}]
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