Usually means: Sixteen carbon atoms, saturated hydrocarbon.
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  7. cetyl: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes.

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cetyl alcohol, hexadecyl, octadecyl, ceryl, tetradecyl, hexdecyl, pentadecyl, ethal, undecyl, hexadecanol, more...

Types:
cetyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, cetyl myristate, cetyl stearate, more...

Phrases:
cetyl alcohol, Cetyl palmitate, cetyl trimethylammonium bromide, more...

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Similar:
cetyl alcohol, hexadecyl, octadecyl, ceryl, tetradecyl, hexdecyl, pentadecyl, ethal, undecyl, hexadecanol, more...

Types:
cetyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, cetyl myristate, cetyl stearate, more...

Phrases:
cetyl alcohol, Cetyl palmitate, cetyl trimethylammonium bromide, more...



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