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ozocerite definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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, ozocerite]

Merriam Webster's

noun see ozokerite

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also ozokerite) a waxlike fossil paraffin used for candles, insulation, etc. Etymology: G Ozokerit f. Gk ozo smell + keros wax

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ozocerite O`zo*ce"rite, n. [Gr. 'o`zein to smell + ? wax.] (Min.) A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax.