ozocerite : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ozocerite	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 Synonym(s): ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, 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}.