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Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti. Cetylic alcohol (Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; - - called also cetyl alcohol.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti. Cetylic alcohol(Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti,and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also cetyl alcohol.