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ozocerite


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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